Sophie Cunningham injury: Indiana star celebrates Kelsey Mitchell, Fever win after scary collision

Even when she’s not contributing on the floor, Sophie Cunningham is celebrating her team’s success. After Cunningham left the Fever’s game against the Connecticut Sun on Sunday with an apparent knee injury, things looked dire for Indiana.

The team was down 28-13 at the time of Cunningham’s injury and trailed heavily a substantial portion of the game. Alas, the Fever didn’t give up, rallying back to force overtime and eventually pulling out a 99-93 victory. After the game, Cunningham posted a three-word tweet to celebrate her teammate’s comeback win: “KELSEY FREAKIN MITCHELL.”

In the win, Kelsey Mitchell exploded for 38 points and six assists while shooting 11-22 from the field and 5-8 from beyond the arc. Mitchell has been spectacular this season, leading the team with a career-best 19.9 points per game.

With the performance on Sunday, Mitchell passed Tamika Catchings for the most career games with 30+ points in franchise history with 11. It wasn’t the only piece of history made Sunday. The comeback win was also the largest in Fever history.

As exciting as the Fever’s jaw-dropping win was, it’s difficult for Indiana to fully enjoy the moment. Cunningham wasn’t able to return to the game on Sunday and could miss extended time with the injury. It’d be a serious hit to the Fever’s playoff hopes.

After all, Cunningham has been spectacular this season. The Missouri product is averaging 8.9 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game while shooting 47.7% from the field and 44.3% from beyond the arc.

Cunningham’s injury occurred when Sun guard Bria Hartley crashed into her on a drive to the basket. Hartley seemingly fell onto the lower part of Cunningham’s leg, causing the Fever forward to hobble away on one leg while clutching her injured knee.

Cunningham isn’t the only player battling an injury on the Fever. Superstar guard Caitlin Clark has been out with a groin injury since July 15, and has missed 22 total games this season due to injury.

On Sunday, Fever head coach Stephanie White said the team hopes for Clark to return before the end of the regular season. However, if she’s unable to, and Cunningham is sidelined, the Fever could be in dire straits.

Sophie Cunningham is scheduled to undergo an MRI on Monday, per Scott Agness. The Fever will take the court next on Friday against the Minnesota Lynx at 7:30 p.m. ET. The game will air live on ION.