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Yahoo
3 days ago
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- Yahoo
Sophie Cunningham fined a 2nd time for comments about WNBA refs
Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham says she was fined by the WNBA a second time for making negative comments about the league's referees. Cunningham, speaking earlier this week on her podcast, 'Show Me Something,' said she was fined $1,500 for comments she'd made the previous week. On the debut episode of her podcast July 28, Cunningham said the refs are 'just so inconsistent.' 'If I was a ref, I know I would mess up all the time. Like, I'm not saying that your job is easy, but when it is a simple call in front of your face multiple times, what are you doing? What are you doing?' she said. Cunningham said she found out about the second fine when Fever general manager Amber Cox pulled her aside and told her the league contacted her. 'I think players across the league, and new fans across the country, are like, 'What is going on with the refs?' And I'm like, 'I don't know,'' she said on the July 28 episode before an expletive dismissal of the impact of '$500" fines. Cunningham was fined that amount for a TikTok posted July 18 where she lip synced to the lyrics, 'Stupid. Or is it, slow? Or maybe, useless?' from Sabrina Carpenter's song 'Manchild' with the words '@ some refs' written on the video. ___ AP WNBA:
Washington Post
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
Sophie Cunningham fined a 2nd time for comments about WNBA refs
Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham says she was fined by the WNBA a second time for making negative comments about the league's referees. Cunningham, speaking earlier this week on her podcast, 'Show Me Something,' said she was fined $1,500 for comments she'd made the previous week. On the debut episode of her podcast July 28, Cunningham said the refs are 'just so inconsistent.' 'If I was a ref, I know I would mess up all the time. Like, I'm not saying that your job is easy, but when it is a simple call in front of your face multiple times, what are you doing? What are you doing?' she said. Cunningham said she found out about the second fine when Fever general manager Amber Cox pulled her aside and told her the league contacted her. 'I think players across the league, and new fans across the country, are like, 'What is going on with the refs?' And I'm like, 'I don't know,'' she said on the July 28 episode before an expletive dismissal of the impact of '$500' fines. Cunningham was fined that amount for a TikTok posted July 18 where she lip synced to the lyrics, 'Stupid. Or is it, slow? Or maybe, useless?' from Sabrina Carpenter's song 'Manchild' with the words '@ some refs' written on the video. ___ AP WNBA:
Associated Press
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
Sophie Cunningham fined a 2nd time for comments about WNBA refs
Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham says she was fined by the WNBA a second time for making negative comments about the league's referees. Cunningham, speaking earlier this week on her podcast, 'Show Me Something,' said she was fined $1,500 for comments she'd made the previous week. On the debut episode of her podcast July 28, Cunningham said the refs are 'just so inconsistent.' 'If I was a ref, I know I would mess up all the time. Like, I'm not saying that your job is easy, but when it is a simple call in front of your face multiple times, what are you doing? What are you doing?' she said. Cunningham said she found out about the second fine when Fever general manager Amber Cox pulled her aside and told her the league contacted her. 'I think players across the league, and new fans across the country, are like, 'What is going on with the refs?' And I'm like, 'I don't know,'' she said on the July 28 episode before an expletive dismissal of the impact of '$500" fines. Cunningham was fined that amount for a TikTok posted July 18 where she lip synced to the lyrics, 'Stupid. Or is it, slow? Or maybe, useless?' from Sabrina Carpenter's song 'Manchild' with the words '@ some refs' written on the video. ___ AP WNBA:
Daily Mail
31-07-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Sophie Cunningham rips 'dumb as f***' fans who claim Caitlin Clark isn't the face of the WNBA: 'P***es me off'
Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham has claimed that those who believe Caitlin Clark is not the face of the WNBA are 'dumb as f***'. Since her arrival in the league last year, Clark has dominated on the court and, as a result, has often found herself targeted by her WNBA rivals and fans on social media. Last month, after Clark found herself embroiled in another on-court scuffle, it was Cunningham who retaliated and fought back for her Fever teammate. Now, Cunningham has taken her defense of Clark to the next level after she ripped into the 23-year-old's doubters during a recent podcast. Speaking on the Show Me Something podcast, Cunningham said: 'It literally p****s me off when people say she isn't the face of the league. 'There's really good, well known people in our league - I'm not discrediting them. We have a lot of bad a**es in our league [and] I'm all for that. Sophie Cunningham went off on the haters who say Caitlin Clark isn't the face of the WNBA — OutKick (@Outkick) July 30, 2025 'But when people try to argue that she's not the face of our league, you're dumb as s***. You're literally dumb as f***'. Though many have tried to discredit Clark's talent and hard work on the court, her growing status was best illustrated by the fact she was named an All-Star captain. Though she wasn't able to compete in the All-Star weekend, due to a groin injury, Clark was still front and center as she rallied her teammates throughout the game. Cunningham continued her defense of Clark by suggesting that the Fever star is getting unfairly targeted by her WNBA rivals. She continued: 'You have seen players in our league try and toughen up Caitlin. Even when I wasn't on her team. I know the talks that Phoenix had in the locker room. ''No, we're going to show her what the W really is'. I get it to a certain extent. Every rookie coming into the league, that's how you're going to treat them. 'But there's just more for her. Now, being on her team, I'm like: 'What are people doing?! It's just too much'. Fever star Cunningham - who has previously been described as Clark's best friend - ended by offering an insight into what the Fever guard is like away from the cameras. She explained: 'She's just goofy! Everyone expects her to be a certain way and she is, on the court, but lowkey she's just a kid, like she's 23 years old. 'It's been fun to see where she's at in her career but I promise you she's so chill, she doesn't care, she's always in sweats and a sweatshirt. She literally does not care'. Cuningham's ability to hold her own should come as no surprise. She's been mixing beauty and brawn since high school. In addition to a budding basketball career, Cunningham was the kicker for the Rock Bridge high school football team, filling in during their playoff run after the starting kicker went down with an ACL injury. She was even captured wearing her homecoming court sash over her football uniform. Growing up in Columbia, Missouri, she also got her taekwondo black belt when she was only 6 years old.
Yahoo
24-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham fined $500 for a TikTok post criticizing referees
Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham has been fined $500 for a TikTok post criticizing the league's referees, she wrote on X. The original TikTok featured Cunningham lip-synching to song lyrics, saying, 'Stupid. Or is it, slow? Or maybe, useless?' with the words '@ some refs' on the video. The TikTok was posted on July 18 and has since garnered 1.3 million views. 'I got fined $500 for this TikTok,' Cunningham tweeted Wednesday, with laughing face emojis. 'idk why this is funny to me... like ok you got it bud! Cause there's not more important things to be worried about with our league right now.' Officiating has become a contentious issue in the league this season, with many players and coaches criticizing referees for inconsistent calls. Some of the most high-profile instances have surrounded calls involving Fever star Caitlin Clark, Cunningham's teammate. 'Everybody's getting better — except the officials,' Fever head coach Stephanie White said last month. 'So we got to find a way to remedy it. I mean, you've heard every coach talk about it, so I don't know what the answer is.' Cunningham has been in the headlines recently for appearing to be Clark's protector. She was ejected after a physical altercation with Connecticut's Jacy Sheldon last month following a scuffle between Sheldon and Clark earlier in the game. Sheldon was also ejected. ___ AP WNBA:
