"Rage baiter," "Leeching off your teammate's fame": Fans gang up on Sophie Cunningham for blasting A’ja Wilson over her Fever remarks

Sophie Cunningham came under fire on social media for comments she made about A’ja Wilson during Friday’s episode of her “Show Me Something” podcast. While speaking to her co-host, West Wilson, Cunningham said that the Las Vegas Aces gave the Indiana Fever “no credit” for defeating them in Game 1.

Cunningham continued, singling out A’ja Wilson for writing off her performance as a “bad game.” According to the Fever guard, Wilson’s struggles were a result of her being locked up by Aliyah Boston.

“They had media the next day and they gave us no credit. Especially A’ja, she’s like, ‘Oh I just played bad,’ I’m like, dude AB (Aliyah Boston) had you in clamps my girl,” Cunningham said.

A clip of Cunningham’s comments was shared on X by user @BlameVenom and generated a flurry of reactions.

Fans alleged that Cunningham is a “rage baiter” and is “leeching off” Caitlin Clark. Others claimed that she “talks too much” for someone who hasn’t played since August.

Here are some of the reactions:

“Sophie the greatest rage baiter ever I can’t even be mad at it saying this as an injured player makes it even more crazy 😂,” one fan said.

Wilson had a tough time scoring in Game 1 while Boston was her primary defender. She finished with 16 points and 13 rebounds, shooting 6-for-22 as the Fever defeated Las Vegas to take a 1-0 series lead.

Sophie Cunningham inducted into the Missouri Athletics Hall of Fame amid injury

Missouri women's basketball alumna Sophie Cunningham was inducted into the program's Athletics Hall of Fame on Sept. 12. She had played basketball at the university from 2015 until 2019. Cunningham played 129 games for Missouri, averaging 17.0 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game.

She last played for the Indiana Fever on Aug. 16, taking on the Connecticut Sun. Cunningham tore her MCL in that game and was subsequently ruled out for the rest of the season. Despite being injured, she has been constantly present on the sidelines, joining Caitlin Clark and numerous injured players to cheer on the Fever in the playoffs.

Cunningham's Indiana Fever stand on the brink of elimination, being 2-1 down in the WNBA semifinals. Game 4 will tip off on Sunday.

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