Whitlock: Sophie Cunningham’s ‘barbie brawl’ makes Caitlin Clark and Fever title contenders

Jason Whitlock was thrilled with the Indiana Fever’s offseason acquisitions. The team, which already boasts basketball goddess Caitlin Clark, signed veterans Natasha Howard and DeWanna Bonner as well as WNBA draft Makayla Timpson, among others.

However, the player Jason was most excited about was Sophie Cunningham, the sharpshooting guard traded from Phoenix Mercury.

“When they signed Sophie Cunningham, I was like, ‘Oh that’s a championship move,”’ he says. Although Sophie’s short stint with the Fever has been injury-ridden, she’s nonetheless proved a solid defender, adding grit and clutch shooting to complement Caitlin Clark’s playmaking.

During the Fever’s June 17 matchup against the Connecticut Sun, however, Cunningham was ejected in the final minute when she committed a flagrant-2 foul on Jacy Sheldon, pulling her to the ground during a

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