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Indiana Fever’s Sophie Cunningham is speaking out on why she decided to get into a fight to protect Caitlin Clark. Last week, Cunningham nearly got into a brawl with the Connecticut Sun after Jacy Sheldon whacked Clark in the eye.
After Jacy Sheldon whacked Caitlin Clark in the face (and smiled) Fever teammate Sophie Cunningham channeled her inner Draymond Green and went after her 💀 pic.twitter.com/GtGBXwAOkS
— Wunderfan (@wunderfan) June 19, 2025
Since then, Cunningham has been an overnight star after fans praised her defense of Clark.
On Saturday, Cunningham revealed why she decided it was time for her to go out of her way to protect Clark.
“I think the refs had a lot to do with that. It was a buildup for a couple of years now of them just not protecting the star player of the WNBA.”
“At the end of the day, I’m going to protect my teammates. That’s what I do.”
NEW: Fever player Sophie Cunningham says she has to act as Caitlin Clark's bodyguard because the WNBA refuses to protect her.
Cunningham went viral last week when she tackled a Sun player who had fouled Clark earlier in the game.
"I think the refs had a lot to do with that. It… pic.twitter.com/Hxl0d1GjeN
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) June 23, 2025