SOPHIE Cunningham claims she was fined by the WNBA over a TikTok video.
Cunningham, 28, shared the clip on her X page with a cryptic message to the league.
Sophie Cunningham claimed she was fined by the WNBA[/caption]
She seemingly criticized referees in a post on social media[/caption]
The Indiana Fever star appeared in an 11-second clip.
She wrote, “I got fined $500 for this TikTok.
“I don’t know why this is funny to me – like ok you got it bud!
“Because there’s not more important things to be worried about with our league right now.”
The video showed Cunningham singing along to a Sabrina Carpenter song.
A message @somerefs was also written on the clip.
And Cunningham apparently mouthed the words, “Stupid. Or is it slow? Maybe, it’s useless.”
The 28-year-old later reposted a reply from a fan.
It read, “The endless WNBA war on the people who are bringing attention to their product while protecting the behavior that turns people off NEVER ceases to amazed me.”
It’s unclear what exactly Cunningham was referring to when she spoke about more important things.
But the league recently saw a protest from players over pay during the WNBA All-Star Game.
Cunningham has become one of the WNBA’s biggest stars this year after a surge in popularity.
She came to the defence of teammate Caitlin Clark in a heated clash with the Connecticut Sun.
Cunningham was ejected from a game and fined $400 for her role in an on-court brawl.
But Sportico claimed that her value skyrocketed in the days after the fight.
Cunningham’s popularity has skyrocketed this year[/caption]
A report in the outlet read, “In the following three days (after the game) close to a million fans seem to have taken Cunningham’s side.
“The sixth-year vet from Missouri has added 700,000 followers on TikTok and more than 244,000 newcomers on Instagram, according to social media analytics platform Social Blade.
“Cunningham now has more than 1 million followers on TikTok and 730,000 on Instagram, with some fans dubbing her ‘the Enforcer’ in various online comment sections.
“As of Friday, her jerseys on the team’s store were listed as unavailable until July 8.
“If a brand wanted to add that many new followers on Instagram and TikTok, it could easily spend more than $1 million doing so, according to marketing agency STN Digital’s calculations.”
