WNBA star Sophie Cunningham rejoins Fever after emerging as fan favorite

Sophie Cunningham emerged arsenic 1 of the leaders connected the Indiana Fever during the 2025 play arsenic she fiercely defended Caitlin Clark and the remainder of her teammates astatine assorted points of the year.

Cunningham was posed with the question of whether she volition instrumentality to Indiana for astatine slightest the 2026 play arsenic she was acceptable to beryllium a escaped agent. However, connected Sunday, she made the determination to instrumentality to the Fever.

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Chicago Cubs halfway fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong talks to WNBA prima Sophie Cunningham earlier a crippled against the Colorado Rockies astatine Sloan Park successful Mesa, Ariz., connected Feb. 25, 2026. (Rick Scuteri/Imagn Images)

Indiana and Cunningham agreed to a one-year contract, the squad announced.

"We had a truly peculiar radical past twelvemonth and it was an unthinkable archetypal play for maine successful Indy; I loved everything astir my teammates and the Fever organization," she said, via the team’s website. "We fought done a ton of adversity, and it was important to maine that we person a accidental to spot done what we started.

"I person a feeling this is going to beryllium different peculiar season, truthful I’m excited to get things started and to, of course, support playing successful beforehand of the champion fans successful the WNBA. Let’s get spicy!"

Indiana Fever subordinate Sophie Cunningham reacts aft the Fever defeated the Atlanta Dream successful crippled 3 of circular 1 of the 2025 WNBA Playoffs astatine Gateway Center Arena successful College Park, Ga., connected Sept. 18, 2025. (Dale Zanine/Imagn Images)

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Cunningham played 30 games for Indiana earlier her play was chopped abbreviated owed to an MCL tear. She averaged 8.6 points per crippled and changeable a career-high 43.2% from 3-point range.

The Fever expect her to beryllium a cardinal portion for the squad looking to marque a title run.

"I deliberation she’s ever consenting to measurement successful and bash immoderate it takes to win," Fever wide manager Amber Cox said.

"… When you person a shooter similar Sophie – idiosyncratic who’s consistently astatine the apical of the league each azygous twelvemonth successful presumption of her effectiveness from beyond the arc – that truly helps everybody other excessively … Everything she brings to the array arsenic a competitor, I deliberation volition interaction us."

Indiana Fever defender Sophie Cunningham reacts during a WNBA crippled against the Phoenix Mercury astatine PHX Arena successful Phoenix, Ariz., connected Aug. 7, 2025. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)

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Even with injuries to Cunningham and Clark, Indiana finished 3rd successful the Eastern Conference with a 24-20 record. Indiana upset the Atlanta Dream successful the archetypal circular of the playoffs but mislaid to the Las Vegas Aces successful 5 games successful the semifinals.

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