Sophie Cunningham’s player-exclusive shoe collection is scheduled to be dropped on Friday, July 24, but fans aren’t pleased with the drop. The Indiana Fever forward signed a one-year deal with the franchise that’s worth $665,000, but she has been a bench player averaging more than 27 mpg. However, fans didn’t seem to agree with the achievement.
Cunningham’s impact on the floor is more than what her numbers depict, 9.1 ppg, 2.4 rpg and 1.4 apg this season. Her activity in the paint and ability to get inside players’ skin help the team in crucial moments. While her altercations with opponents are not strange, the one with DeWanna Bonner became the talk of the town.
And now, Cunningham is ready to release her signature shoe with Adidas, which is worth $120 million.
Fans expressed their thoughts on Cunningham’s achievement, as one wrote:
“30 year old career long role player averaging 8 PPG is getting a PE.. most successful clout chase in sports history”
Another user highlighted her number and wrote:
“Gotta be the worst player in history to get a shoe. That’s not hate. Check her stats. She has CC to thank for her life right now.”
One more user commented in the same tone:
“She has to be the worst player in all sports history to get a PE.”
One more user mentioned her career numbers:
““Star” averages 8pts per game for her career”
This user said it was because of Clark:
“Clark makes people around her relevant, i.e. Angel Reese. As do all the haters who feel the need to comment on it. Like it or not, as bad as her numbers are, she is damn near the face of the WNBA. At least it’s a pretty face.”
Cunningham’s cordial relationship with Caitlin Clark also has a lot to do with the forward’s rise to fame. Moreover, her finger-pointing gesture at DeWanna Bonner of the Phoenix Mercury has generated a lot of social media attention. Whatever way it might be, the WNBA is reaching the masses, and that is good for the sport and its stakeholders.
Mercury fans mock Sophie Cunningham with her viral gesture
When the Fever played the Mercury in their third game this season at PHX Arena, fans were ready to get back at Sophie Cunningham. When she committed an offensive foul during the game, fans mocked her with her own gesture that got popular the last time the two teams met.
Meanwhile, Cunningham had the last laugh with the Fever’s 92-89 win. She also used the same gesture to get back at Mercury fans. The Fever will have a short break before they face the Las Vegas Aces once again, this time with a healthy A’ja Wilson and probably a healthy Clars. Fans are waiting to witness the high-intensity matchup.
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