Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham called out the false narratives that arrived after her recent comments about teammates Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell. With the Fever enjoying success this season and reaching the postseason, Clark and Mitchell are in the discussion for this season's WNBA Most Valuable Player Award. Naturally, Cunningham praised both teammates as potential award winners on her newly launched podcast last week alongside trainer Drew Hanlan.
However, on this week's podcast, Hanlan explained that one clip from last week's episode became a big deal online because it showed Cunningham praising Mitchell. He said he received a lot of comments that people were "mad" at Cunningham, thinking she was "talking down on Caitlin." "Yeah, I just think it's crazy because I have two great, great players on my team, and I'm gonna hype both of them up," she said on the "No Hesitation" podcast. "I could make an argument that Kelsey should be MVP.
I could make a big argument that CC should be MVP, and we totally hype both of them up. You know how the internet works. They just wanted to clip whatever." More news: Caitlin Clark Makes Special Gesture to Fever Teammates After Gold Medal Win Cunningham called it "actually psychotic" and added that "it gives you a little bit of a taste of what the WNBA media is like." She also fired back at the media, making it seem she was uninterested in watching and supporting her teammates, Clark and Aliyah Boston, in the FIBA World Cup Finals against France.
However, Cunningham was involved in a NASCAR promotion and was unable to watch the game. The 30-year-old WNBA star has risen in popularity since joining Clark and the Fever several seasons ago. Cunningham has continued to be a major personality for the league due to her outspoken nature and expressing her opinions on a variety of topics.
She also said a big reason for her podcast alongside Hanlan was to allow her to address a lot of the narratives that come from the media or fans trying to create viral content. Meanwhile, the MVP race is ongoing, with Clark and Mitchell mentioned, but they're nowhere near the top contenders. Instead, Las Vegas Aces star A'ja Wilson remains the favorite to win the award for a record fifth time, with Minnesota Lynx rookie Olivia Miles second in the odds.
The Indiana Fever resume their regular-season schedule with a game on Friday night against the Toronto Tempo at 7:30 p.m. More news: A’ja Wilson Finally Reveals Why She Didn’t Play in FIBA World Cup For more about the Indiana Fever and WNBA, visit Newsweek Sports.
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