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The star of Indiana Fever, Sophie Cunningham, underwent a knee injury on Sunday which eliminated her from the dramatic victory of the team on Connecticut Sun and his sister torn the WNBA on it.
Cunningham has been embellished with the sun striker Bria Hartley in the second quarter. Hartley led and made a pass in the furthest corner. While Cunningham was trying to help the defense, Hartley fell forward at the bottom of the fever goalkeeper’s body. Cunningham immediately grabbed his leg.
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Indiana Sophie Cunningham (8) was injured in a game against the Connecticut solar game, Bria Hartley (14) in first half at Mohegan Sun Arena. (Images David Butler II / Imagn)
Lindsey Cunningham called the WNBA, alleging that the officials did not protect players.
“@Wnba maybe you should focus less on players’ fines for commenting on your poor officiant and more on hiring managers who are able to call a coherent game and protect your athletes. Pathetic. Praying for you, @Sophaller,” wrote Lindsey Cunningham on X.
Sophie’s mother, Paula, also called Hartley.
“Hartley is an unhappy player with problems wherever she is going; she is simple and plays out of control,” wrote Paula Cunningham in an article deleted from X.
The officiating WNBA was the hot topic of the season.
The Indiana Sophie Cunningham (8) fever guard warms before the start of the match against Connecticut Sun in Mohegan Sun Arena. (Images David Butler II / Imagn)
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Sophie Cunningham pulled the league twice for criticizing the officials. She received a fine of $ 500 the first time when she did it via the Tiktok video and was then sentenced to a fine of $ 1,500 for comments she made on her podcast.
“If I were a reference, I know that I would spoil myself all the time. As, I do not say that your work is easy, but when it is a simple call in front of your face several times, what are you doing?” Cunningham said.
“They are so incoherent, as if it is one thing. If you are in the other team, and you are going to climb the S — Out of me, cool. But let me do it … I think that the players of the League, and new fans across the country are like,” What happens with the referees? “And I say to myself:” I don’t know “. And you inflicted me at $ 500 will not be S —.”
The magnitude of the Cunningham injury was not immediately clear. She received more playing time while Caitlin Clark has dealt with her own problems.
The Indiana Cunningham Indiana fever (8) leads the ball against the Connecticut Leila Solar Guard (47) in the first half to Mohegan Sun Arena. (Images David Butler II / Imagn)
It has an average of 8.6 points and 3.5 rebounds per game in 30 games this season.
