Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham has ruffled some more feathers in the WNBA.
Cunningham revealed on social media this week that she was fined $500 after posting a TikTok video on her account in which she criticized WNBA officials. In the video, Cunningham sang along to Sabrina Carpenter's newly released single, "Manchild."
"Stupid," the pop song goes. "Or is it... slow? Maybe it's... useless?" Cunningham wrote, "@ some refs" while performing the song.
That stunt cost Cunningham half a grand, as she revealed on X (formerly known as Twitter). In a fiery on-brand reaction, Cunningham clapped back at the league for fining her when there were "more important things" to be concerned about in the W.
"I got fined $500 for this TikTok," Cunningham wrote. "idk why this is funny to me… like ok you got it bud! Cause there’s not more important things to be worried about with our league right now."
I got fined $500 for this TikTok 🤣🤣 idk why this is funny to me… like ok 👍🏼 you got it bud! Cause there’s not more important things to be worried about with our league right now pic.twitter.com/ELAlguHhMQ
— Sophie Cunningham (@sophaller) July 23, 2025
Cunningham has already been fined twice this season in her first campaign with the Fever. She received her two fines for her Flagrant 2 foul that led to an end-of-game scrum during the Fever's win over the Connecticut Sun last month.
Cunningham has also notably spoken up amid the WNBA players association's ongoing collective bargaining agreement negotiations with the league. "You can just tell [WNBA commissioner] Cathy [Engelbert] to pay us, and then we can have discussions," she said during the Fever's practice media availability over the weekend.
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