Sophie Cunningham Tells Critics to 'Suck It' After Column Urges Fever to Drop Her Over Trans Views
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 10
Sophie Cunningham Tells Critics to 'Suck It' After Column Urges Fever to Drop Her Over Trans Views
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 10
Summary
Friday’s podcast episode brought Cunningham’s bluntest response yet to an Oct. 6 column from The Athletic that argued Indiana should move on from her, with the Fever guard saying critics could “suck it.”
The column said her outspoken opposition to transgender athletes in women’s sports had become too disruptive for the team and called her “too combustible” as she heads toward unrestricted free agency.
Cunningham said she no longer lets outside opinion govern her life and insisted her value goes beyond the box score, despite averaging 7.9 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 43 games.
Drew Hanlen, her podcast co-host, attacked the piece as a “hate piece” and defended her basketball case, citing a 41.9% three-point rate, fourth-ranked bench scoring and a 60.8% effective field goal mark.
The dispute caps a season in which Cunningham’s stance sparked demonstrations for and against her outside Fever games, turning a roster debate into a broader culture-war flashpoint.