The Indiana Fever star had a message for her former teammate.
Sophie Cunningham Had Two Words for WNBA Legend Diana Taurasi on Monday originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The Indiana Fever are 17-12 entering the final third of the 2025 WNBA season. Even with star guard Caitlin Clark only playing 13 games, Indiana has the fifth-best record in the league. It is only 1 1/2 games behind New York, which leads the Eastern Conference standings and has the league's second-best record.
A big reason the Fever have stayed afloat without Clark is their strong offseason moves. Those included hiring coach Stephanie White and adding veteran forwards Natasha Howard and Sophie Cunningham.
Cunningham spent the first six seasons of her career with the Phoenix Mercury before being traded to Indiana this past offseason. She is averaging 8 points and 3.9 rebounds per game this year.
Indiana Fever Star Sophie Cunningham Sends Message to Diana Taurasi
On Monday, recently retired WNBA legend Diana Taurasi made a post on Instagram. With a documentary about her career, which included 20 seasons in the league, set to premiere later this week, Taurasi took a moment to reflect on all she had accomplished in life.
Taurasi was a league MVP, an 11-time All-Star and a 14-time All-WNBA player during her career, which was spent entirely with the Phoenix Mercury who selected her No. 1 in the 2004 draft.
Cunningham, who appeared in one of the pictures in the post, had two words for Taurasi in the comments.
"the BEST. ❤️," Cunningham wrote.
Sophie Cunningham and Diana Taurasi Continue Relationship From Years With Phoenix Mercury
Taurasi and Cunningham's friendship dates to their days playing together on the Mercury. Ahead of Taurasi's 15th season in the WNBA, Phoenix selected Cunningham in the second round of the 2019 draft.
The two played six seasons together with the Mercury, making the playoffs five times and appearing in the 2021 WNBA Finals. Taurasi earned second-team All-WNBA honors and two All-Star nods with Cunningham as her teammate.
Cunningham has spoken several times about the effects Taurasi has had on her career.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Aug 5, 2025, where it first appeared.
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