Sophie Cunningham blasts fans who say Caitlin Clark is not face of WNBA: 'You're literally dumb as f***'

Wednesday, Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham debuted her new podcast, Show Me Something, in partnership with The Volume. Co-hosted by Bravo star West Wilson, the show will release weekly.

During the first episode, the duo discussed the dialogue from fans who say Fever teammate Caitlin Clark is not the face of the WNBA. Cunningham fired back with a blunt answer.

The Indiana guard said those comments don’t sit well with her, given Clark’s impact on the league. While Cunningham noted there are plenty of big names in the W – and she didn’t want to take away from that – she said fans who say Clark isn’t the face of the league are “dumb as f***.”

“It literally, like, pisses me off when people are like, ‘She’s not the face of the league,'” Cunningham said. “What? … There’s really good, well-known people in our league. I’m not discrediting them. We have a lot of badasses in our league. Like, hell yeah to that. I’m all for that.

“But when people try to argue that she’s not the face of our league or our league would be where we’re at without her, you’re dumb as s***. You’re literally dumb as f***.”

Cunningham signed with the Fever this offseason after starting her WNBA career with the Phoenix Mercury. She was part of Indiana’s roster overhaul as the franchise worked to build around Clark, fresh off a Rookie of the Year award in 2024, and has proven to be an enforcer for the Fever this year. Through 21 games, Cunningham is averaging 7.5 points and 3.9 rebounds as a key contributor.

Sophie Cunningham has also risen to Clark’s defense on the court. During a June game against the Connecticut Sun, the former Missouri star was at the center of an altercation following a flagrant foul against Jacy Sheldon. Both players were ejected as a result of the play, and Indiana coach Stephanie White called out the officiating afterward.

“I think it was pretty obvious that stuff was brewing,” she said. “When the officials don’t get control of the ball game, when they allowed that stuff to happen — and it’s been happening all season long, it’s not just this game — this is what happens. You’ve got competitive women who are the best in the world at what they do and when you allow them to play physical and you allow these things to happen, they’re gonna compete and they’re gonna have their teammates’ backs.

“It’s exactly what you expect out of fierce competition. I started talking to the officials in the first quarter and we knew this was gonna happen. You could tell it was gonna happen. Because they’ve gotta get control of it. They’ve gotta be better.”