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The Mirror US on MSNSophie Cunningham booed as she marks WNBA milestone without Caitlin ClarkSophie Cunningham made her 200th WNBA appearance as the Indiana Fever took on the New York Liberty on Thursday night, but the 28-year-old was booed as she took to the court at Barclays Center
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Total Pro Sports on MSNWNBA Fans Outraged After Ref Ignores Vicious Elbow Directly to Sophie Cunningham’s Face And Refused to Call A Foul (VIDEO)The Indiana Fever guard caught an elbow to the head in their Tuesday contest against the Connecticut Sun. The Fever were playing defense, and Cunningham was following Leïla Lacan. Unfortunately for her, Olivia Nelson-Ododa swung her right arm, and her elbow hit Cunningham in the head, which caused her to fall to the ground momentarily.
Sophie Cunningham defends "blue-collar working people" while explaining her WNBA expansion comments, noting her preference for cities like Miami.
Sophie Cunningham claimed she wasn't trying to bad-mouth Detroit and Cleveland when discussing the WNBA's planned expansion.
The Indiana Fever guard said she wished the WNBA "listened to players" on where the league should expand to, and offered her own suggestions.
Sophie Cunningham's opinion that WNBA players might not want to live in Detroit was a sign of her youth and ignorance about a passionate sports city.
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Sophie Cunningham became a trending topic this week after the WNBA announced its newest expansion franchises in Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia. The Indiana Fever guard was asked her thoughts on the latest expansion cities and questioned whether players would want to be going to Cleveland and Detroit over other cities that bid on teams like Miami,
Following news of the league's expansion plans, Cunningham threw shade at Cleveland and Detroit in particular, calling them cities that fans may not be that excited about when it comes to growing women's basketball. Cunningham instead named Miami, Nashville and Kansas City as her preferred pick of cities with "amazing opportunity."
WNBA player Olivia Nelson-Ododa found herself at the center of controversy after a game against the Indiana Fever. The Connecticut Sun center accidentally