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The Indiana Fever are now several days removed from their 88-71 win over the Connecticut Sun. While they got the win, the main talking point after the game was the scuffle that broke out after star Caitlin Clark was shoved to the ground.
During the third quarter, Clark had the ball when Sun guard Jacy Sheldon poked her in the eye. As she stumbled, Sheldon’s teammate Marina Mabrey came over out of nowhere and shoved Clark to the hardwood.
While Hull came over to say something to Sheldon, no other Fever players on the court at the time stood up for Clark.
Sophie Cunningham, one of Clark’s teammates on the bench during the incident, got her payback on Sheldon with under a minute left in the game.
Sheldon was on a fast break with only Cunningham back to defend when Cunningham wrapped both arms around her and intentionally committed a hard foul.
On Saturday after practice, Cunningham spoke about sticking up for Clark.
"I'm not focused on the extracurricular activities," Cunningham said. "And you know what, during that, it was just part of the game. 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. And so at the end of the day, I'm going to protect my teammates. That's what I do. And I'm a team player, so it's all good."
The first-year Fever guard’s comments caught attention shortly after on social media, with fans sharing their reactions.
"Sophie saying the quiet part out loud as a player. Love to see it," one fan said.
"Respect!" another wrote.
"'Protecting the STAR OF THE WNBA,'" added another.
"And the rest of her teammates should take notice," said a fan. "I’m not saying put them in a head lock but yapping their mouths would help their image. Can’t imagine they would let a family member be treated like this. Pisses me off."
"She know exactly what she doing," one wrote.
"Perfect answer," said another fan.
Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham (8) and guard Caitlin Clark (22).
Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images
Since Clark entered the league last season, she’s developed a reputation for frequently talking to the referees after calls.
While she may not always be right, there’s a reason it happens so often. And with Clark not getting the calls, something like this felt inevitable, so Cunningham took matters into her own hands.
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