Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham suffered a horrifying injury that left her screaming in pain during Sunday’s game against the Connecticut Sun, and her sister has called out the WNBA over it.
The Fever have been ravaged by injury all season, with Caitlin Clark missing most of their games and still at least a week away from returning. It appears they’ve taken another big hit, given Sunday’s development.
Cunningham was attempting to stop a drive in the paint from Connecticut’s Bria Hartley in the second quarter, but ended up having the attacking player land on her right leg after the contact pushed her to the ground.
She exited the game with a right knee injury and was later ruled out.
Sophie’s sister, Lindsey Cunningham, has taken to X to criticize the refs, as there are claims that the contact looked deliberate.
“@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 Sophie,” she wrote.
Sophie’s mom, Paula Cunningham, also took a shot at Hartley in a tweet that appears to have been deleted, in which she claims that Hartley is a troublemaker who is out of control.
The Fever will provide updates on Cunningham’s injury soon enough. But, for now, it does not look good.
Hilarious Viral Video: WNBA Stars in Total Chaos – Multiple Players Forget Which Basket Is Theirs Right After Tip-Off Blunder
WNBA players are under all sorts of scrutiny amid their salary demands. And fans have suggested that one particular moment at the beginning of Sunday’s game between the Indiana Fever and the Connecticut Sun does not help their case.
The Fever pulled off a remarkable comeback win on the day, overturning a 21-point deficit to win 99-93 after losing guard Sophie Cunningham to a horrifying knee injury that could mark the end of her season.
They also got the jump on Connecticut after tipoff, as most of the Sun’s players were not sure which basket they were defending, leaving them free for an open layup.
WNBA Players Spark All Sorts Of Comments Online After Tipoff Blunder
A video of what’s described above has been trending on Twitter/X and is shown right below:
“Pay us more”: a user joked.
“They’re never beating the allegations,” said a second.
“This is actually pitiful wow,” someone else claimed.
“The game didn’t get better from there,” another user wrote.
“I’ve seen this happen lots of times at all levels of basketball,” a fan argued.
Despite the gaffe, the Sun ran out to a 21-point lead at one point, but they took their foot off the gas long enough to let the Fever back into the game and ended up paying for it.
