Fever Sophie Cunningham seems to retaliate against Caitlin Clark’s cheap shoot
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Indiana fever guard Sophie Cunningham received praise on social media Tuesday night for appearing to have committed a harsh foul on Connecticut Sun Guard Jacy Sheldon.
The intense exchange between Cunningham and Sheldon turned into a push game, and then players from both teams came to break up. Cunningham, Sheldon and Suns guard Lindsay Allen were expelled from the game with 40 seconds left before the fever brought back the victory.
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Indiana fever guard Sophie Cunningham, #8 and Connecticut Sun Guard, #4, fought the second half at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on June 17, 2025. (Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn image)
After Sheldon poked Clark out in the third quarter. Suns guard Marina Mabrey then pushed Clark into Chippy's incident.
When the fever gave up the 88-71 Suns, Cunningham praised him as he was the team's executor.
Fever head coach Stephanie White is upset about how the referees host the game and how they can’t control it.
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Indiana fever defender Sophie Cunningham, in the second half, against Connecticut Suns at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on June 17, 2025. (Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn image)
“I think something is clearly brewing,” White said on Indy Star. “When officials can't control the ball game, when they allow these things to happen… it's been the whole season, the whole season. It's not just this game.
“That's what happens. You have competitive women, they're the best women in the world when they do, and when you allow them to hit the body, you're allowing these things to happen, they're going to compete, and they're going to have the defenders of teammates. That's exactly what you expect from fierce competition.
Indiana fever guard Sophie Cunningham, #8 and Connecticut Sun Guard, #4, play in the second half of the WNBA basketball game in Indianapolis on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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“I started talking to officials in the first quarter and we knew it was going to happen. You know it was going to happen. They had to control it. They had to be better. They had to be better.”
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