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Fever's Sophie Cunningham says she hasn't watched 'a lick' of WNBA Finals amid drama with commissioner
Sophie Cunningham said last week that she would likely not watch any of the WNBA Finals in order to distance herself from the "toxicity" of the league this past season. On Tuesday, theIndiana Fever guard confirmed she hadnt watched the first two games of the series.Cunningham was surprised to learn that the Las Vegas Aces had taken a 2-0 lead over her former team, the Phoenix Mercury, when discussing the Finals during the latest episode of her podcast,"Show Me Something.""Hell no. I havent watched a lick of theWNBA. I dont know whats going on. I talked to my teammates the day that we did exit interviews and all that. I need a cleanse. Im booking vacations," she said.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"I really just do need a break from it. Good luck to whoevers going to win, I honestly dont care who wins this Finals. And I dont Ill be quiet. Im stopping myself."Last week, Cunningham indicated that she would likely not watch the Finals, citing the "drama-filled" season she and her Fever teammates had to endure."I dont even know if Im going to watch. Im over it. I need a break from the toxicity of the WNBA. Its been a drama-filled season for multiple reasons," she said. "Im drained."FEVER STAR SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM CONTINUES CONDEMNATION OF WNBA COMMISSIONER: CATHY, NO ONE CARESIn addition to the number of injuries that plagued the Fever, including Cunninghams own season-ending injury, the veteran guard was among the several WNBA players to publicly call out the league andCommissioner Cathy Engelbert over concerns about officiating and the ongoing collective bargaining agreement (CBA) negotiations."Im just tired of our league. They need to step up and be better. Our leadership from top to bottom needs to be held accountable. I think there are a lot of people in positions of power in the WNBA, who they might be really great businesspeople, but they dont know s--- about basketball. And thats gotta change," Cunningham said during her exit interview last week."I think its pretty shameful that she always makes it about her, Cathy, when it should have nothing to do with her," she added about Engelbert.Despite her disappointment with the leadership in the league and officiating this past season, Cunningham spoke highly of her first season in Indiana."Our locker room was so close-knit and so fun and just so full of love that, like, Ive never been a part of a locker room like that, ever, and it was awesome. It was also the season from hell because of the injury bug, but through it all Im grateful. I think the relationship and the memories this team created is going to be one for a lifetime."Follow Fox News Digitals sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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