8,910 fans inside Mohegan Sun Arena were left in stunned silence as Sophie Cunningham limped off the court in tears. A collision with Bria Hartley had gone very wrong. It was the kind of moment no one ever wants to see. Her sister Lindsey wasn’t about to stay quiet. She quickly fired off a post on X, blasting the officials for failing to protect players. But not everyone was on board, and the criticism made it clear. But you know the Fever guard and the fire she breathes.
Not long after Lindsey’s tweet, one fan fired back by posting a video of Sophie’s scuffle with Jacy Sheldon earlier this season. A moment that ended with her being ejected. Alongside the clip, they wrote, “‘Protect athletes’ shut up bit-h.” The post went viral online, garnering over 6,000 likes and more than 644,000 views. Many used it as “proof” that Sophie wasn’t exactly innocent when it came to playing rough.
Now Cunningham has a reply for the fan in her own tweet, saying, “…some of us were raised by the words of ‘don’t bite off more than you can chew’ and some of us didn’t. ‘fafo’”
… some of us were raised by the words of “don’t bite off more than you can chew” and some of us didn’t. “fafo” https://t.co/LOMzvqV8rr
— Sophie Cunningham (@sophaller) August 19, 2025
(This is a developing news…)
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