What happened to Sophie Cunningham? The latest on Indiana Fever guard's status after getting hurt vs Connectict Sun, as well as reaction to injury.
Former Phoenix Mercury star Sophie Cunningham joined her Indiana Fever teammate Caitlin Clark on the sideline after she suffered an injury to her right knee Sunday, Aug. 17, during the Fever's 99-93 overtime win over the Connecticut Sun.
Cunningham was scheduled for an MRI Monday, Aug. 18, according to Fever coach Stephanie White.
The second-quarter injury occurred when Sun guard Bria Hartley crashed into Cunningham's knee as Hartley attempted to score.
Cunningham clutched at the knee and made her way toward the baseline out of bounds area, then fell to the court.
Cunningham has been a vital part of the Fever this season, averaging 8.6 points per game, 3.5 rebounds per game and 1.2 assists per game in his first season in Indiana.
Sophie Cunningham injury video
Here's how the injury to Cunningham went down against the Sun.
this is the play where sophie got injured https://t.co/hLjcNxn4Q0pic.twitter.com/Btbq6PkLPu
— cc akgae (@clrkszn) August 17, 2025
Sophie Cunningham injury reaction
Sophie Cunningham's family members, and others, were livid at Hartley and the WNBA for the injury.
Lindsey Cunningham, Sophie's sister, posted: ".@WNBA maybe you should focus less on fining players for commenting on your poor officiating & more about hiring officials that are able to call a consistent game and protect your athletes. Pathetic. Praying for you . @sophaller"
.@WNBA maybe you should focus less on fining players for commenting on your poor officiating & more about hiring officials that are able to call a consistent game and protect your athletes. Pathetic. Praying for you .@sophaller 🙏🏼❤️
— Lindsey Cunningham (@Lbreezzyy) August 17, 2025
Paula Cunningham, Sophie's mother, reportedly posted in a now-deleted post: "Hartley is a disgruntled player have trouble everywhere she goes; she's plain mean and plays out of control."
Prayers up for Sophie Cunningham. Sophie’s sister Lindsey and mom Paula are calling out the league for fining players for calling out poor officiating instead of protecting players, and for Bria Hartley’s history as an out of control player. They won’t delete these tweets either. pic.twitter.com/q356U3htGz
— CaitlinFor3 (@CaitlinForThree) August 17, 2025
Cunningham played with the Mercury from the 2019-24 seasons, averaging 7.9 points per game, 2.8 rebounds per game and 1.4 assists per game with Phoenix.
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