WNBA Under Fire: Cunningham Defends Iowa Hero Clark

Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham is demanding accountability from the WNBA after officials failed to protect former Iowa superstar Caitlin Clark from blatant cheap shots. Cunningham criticized the league and Commissioner Cathy Engelbert for refusing to flag dangerous fouls during games and for purposely excluding Clark from a major marketing campaign.

Why did Sophie Cunningham criticize the WNBA referees?

During a June 24 loss to the Phoenix Mercury, Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas shoved her fist into Clark's throat. Referees did not call a foul during the game. The WNBA later upgraded the incident to a Flagrant-2 penalty, suspending Thomas for one game and fining her $1,000.

Cunningham called the lack of an in-game review