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The star of Indiana Fever, Sophie Cunningham, spoke at the start of the former teammate Dewanna Bonner of the team during a controversial break this season.
Bonner moved away from the team only nine games from the season, citing “personal reasons” while the team was trying to exchange it. Indiana then released Bonner on June 29, and she returned to Phoenix Mercury, where she started her career in 2009.
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The Indiana Dewanna Bonner (25) fever striker healed on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, during a match between Indiana fever and Atlanta’s dream at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. (Imagn)
Cunningham, who previously played with Bonner for Mercury in 2009, praised Bonner as a player but also suggested that Bonner showed a lack of “professionalism” in his departure.
“I am always rooted for her. I want her to end her career and that she is happy, but I also think that it is OK to be professional on this subject. Send an SMS to your teammates, send an SMS like” Hey, I love you guys “or you don’t even have to say,” You like guys “. Say:” Sorry, that did not work. ” declared Cunningha in an episode of his podcast on Tuesday.
Bonner returned to Indianapolis and was hooked by fans. Cunningham said Bonner should have expected hooks for fever fans depending on how his departure took place.
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The Indiana Cunningham (8) fever guard (8) returned to the field during the Dallas wings at the American Airlines Center on June 27, 2025 in Dallas, Texas. (Jerome Miron / Imagn images)
“I was a little surprised that she signed here in Indiana anyway, so we will take it in the blink of an eye. She is a renowned room. She is a Helluva basketball player, can mark anywhere on the ground,” said Cunningham.
“She arrived in Indiana, and she was simply not really happy, and I want people to be happy, that’s why I am a bit like neutral on this one, which is surprised. She is towards the end of her career, as she deserves her flowers, she deserves to be happy.
The hoots did not stay well with the star of Mercury Kahleah Copper. The quadruple All-Star and the WNBA champion thought Bonner had managed the hoots, but she did not understand why the Tamers had happened in the first place.
Dewanna Bonner Sophie Cunningham and Lexie Hull of Indiana Fever Smile during the match against the national Brazilian basketball team during the WNBA pre-season match on May 4, 2025 in Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. (Jeff Haynes / NBAE via Getty Images)
“I just don’t understand. Like, it’s a legend. All the things she has done for the League, and then the lack of respect, I just can’t hear myself. Indy Star.
“It’s just very unpleasant what their fans do with regard to the database. It is just the sweetest soul. The situation did not work for it. It was not what it wanted or anything, but we don’t need it all. It’s just useless.”
