Since Caitlin Clark’s rookie season, several WNBA players have used the increased spotlight to exhibit bratty behavior, entitlement, and racial hysteria.By contrast, Cunningham has embraced the moment.
She’s entertaining, humorous, resilient, and gorgeous.Colin Cowherd interviewed Cunningham this week on his Volume podcast network, of which she is a part, and noticed a difference between her and the many other athletes he has interviewed.MINA KIMES THINKS PERCEPTION OF DIANNA RUSSINI-MIKE VRABEL SCANDAL IS UNFAIR TO WOMEN"Just did a pod w @sophaller Never had a pod with an athlete that was this honest and authentic.Totally refreshing.
I’ll release it tonight," Cowherd posted on X.Cunningham is real.She’s likable.She also doesn’t cave to the pressure from the vultures of American culture who have determined that attractive white women should be ashamed of their looks.
She’s like Sydney Sweeney in that way.Sophie Cunningham of the Indiana Fever arrives at Scotiabank Arena ahead of a WNBA game against the Toronto Tempo on Aug.18, 2026, in Toronto, Canada.
(Getty Images)"You are kind of viewed as the leagues…ummm," Cowherd hesitated."Just say it," Cunningham interrupted."Sex symbol," he responded."That is way better, I thought you were gonna go somewhere completely different," she joked.Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham celebrates a blocked shot in the second half against the New York Liberty at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind., on Aug.11, 2026.
(IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect)THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE.DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW!Contrast Cunningham’s response with Angel Reese’s.
Last month, Reese called herself "beautiful" multiple times and bragged that she looks good in a bikini.She then accused internet users of "sexualizing" her in the comments beneath those photos.Many WNBA players want to be seen as sex symbols but then complain about the perception of such.
Cunningham, meanwhile, ...