Sophie Cunningham's Former Coach Has Strong Words About Fever Star Protecting Caitlin Clark originally appeared on Athlon Sports. For the first time since the 2024 WNBA season, Sophie Cunningham has returned to PHX Arena to face Nate Tibbetts and her former team, the Phoenix Mercury, on Thursday night.

Sophie Cunningham ran the point guard spot for long stretches of the Indiana Fever's game Saturday night against the Chicago Sky. It worked, as the Fever won comfortably. Cunningham, normally a wing, was pressed into ball-handling duties in Caitlin Clark's continued injury absence.

Early in the third quarter, when the Fever were already in a double-digit hole, Sophie Cunningham sank a three-pointer from way downtown (also known as Caitlin Clark range) and then immediately got back on defense. She applied heavy pressure to Phoenix's Kahleah Copper, who swiftly got called for an offensive foul.