Caitlin Clark Teammate Sophie Cunningham Reveals She Was Punished by the WNBA

Few would argue the WNBA has had its share of issues this season regarding the increased physicality during games, and the lack of fouls called as a result.

The Indiana Fever have been one of the more outspoken teams this year regarding the job done by the refs during games, with head coach Stephanie White even bringing the issue to everyone’s attention after a game a few weeks ago.

Fever guard Sophie Cunningham made headlines last month for a run-in she had with officials after she fouled Connecticut Sun guard Jacy Sheldon hard under the basket, resulting in an ejection and a benches-clearing scuffle in the waning minutes of a game in retaliation for an earlier play involving Sheldon and Caitlin Clark.

Not long before Cunningham’s blindside, Sheldon poked Clark in the eye as she was defending, and moments later, Sun guard Marina Mabrey charged forward and shoved Clark to the floor. Clark was assessed a technical for shoving Sheldon after the eye poke, and Sheldon was hit with a flagrant while Mabrey received a technical.

That incident was just one of many that has had fans calling for the league to crack down on how physical the games have gotten, and subsequently the number of injuries that have resulted from it.