Sophie Cunningham saw spike in jersey sales after incident with Sun

Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham was involved in one of many skirmishes during her team’s game against the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday night, and it appears she has gained a bunch of new fans as a result.

There were several heated confrontations involving Caitlin Clark and other players during the Fever’s 88-71 win over the Sun at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind. Clark and Sun guard Jacy Sheldon first got into it early in the second quarter and again later in the game when Clark was hit in the face by Sheldon, retaliated and then was shoved to the floor.

Cunningham clearly wanted to show that she had Clark’s back. With less than a minute left in the game, Cunningham dragged Sheldon to the ground on a meaningless fastbreak opportunity. Cunningham, Sheldon and another player were ejected.

Since Tuesday’s game, orders have been flying in for Cunningham’s Fever jersey. The jersey quickly sold out.