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Fever star Sophie Cunningham hit with third WNBA fine after Paige Bueckers comment on her podcast
Its "third times the charm" for Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham, as she revealed the WNBA fined her again for criticizing officiating on her podcast.Cunningham, who was ruled out for the remainder of the 2025 WNBA season after tearing her MCL in Sundays game against the Connecticut Sun, told her "Show Me Something" co-host, reality star and Complex journalist West Wilson, that she got fined for comments regarding Dallas Wings star guard Paige Bueckers."I love Paige to death, dont get me wrong," Cunningham said in her podcast episode from Aug. 13. "I think shes a hell of a player and would love to play with her one day, but those refs were giving her every frickin whistle last night. Like you literally couldnt touch her. Thats just so annoying to me."CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe WNBA fined Cunningham an undisclosed amount."Im officially 3-for-3 on being fined by the WNBA," Cunningham said in the most recent podcast episode."For this? For the pod?" Wilson questioned.FEVER STAR SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM'S SISTER RIPS WNBA REFS AFTER GUARD SUFFERS DEVASTATING KNEE INJURY"They didnt like my comment on Paige BueckersI didnt even say anything bad," Cunningham responded.Cunningham was first hit with a fine worth $500 from the league for posting a TikTok where she captioned it "some officials" with lip-synced words from Sabrina Carpenters hit song, "Manchild," which were, "Stupid. Or is it slow? Maybe its useless."Then, after comments about officiating in the podcasts debut episode, Cunningham was slapped with a $1,500 fine."If I was a ref, I know I would mess up all the time. Like, Im not saying that your job is easy, but when it is a simple call right in front of your face multiple times, what are you doing? What are you doing?" Cunningham began in the debut episode."Theyre just so inconsistent, like thats one thing. If youre on the other team, and youre going to be fouling the s--- out of me, cool. But let me do it to you I think players across the league, and new fans across the country are like, What is going on with the refs? And Im like, I dont know. And you fining me $500 is not going to do s---."Cunningham was in the midst of her first season with the Fever. Her popularity skyrocketed early this season in a game against the Sun where she protected Clark after the superstar guard was poked in the eye.Cunningham was ejected from the game for a scuffle underneath the Suns hoop, and from there, her social media presence has grown exponentially.Cunningham was playing on a one-year, $100,000 contract with the Fever, rendering her a free agent at the end of this season.She finished the season averaging 8.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game over 30 contests (13 starts).Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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