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<\/p>\nThe Dallas Wings headed to the Indiana Fever’s Gainbridge Fieldhouse Arena on August 12 and stole an impressive 81-80 win, thus improving their record to 9-24 in the 2025 WNBA regular season.<\/p>\n
Star rookie guard Paige Bueckers finished the game with 16 points on 6 of 19 shooting from the field, which included her going 4 of 4 on free throws. She spent much of the game getting guarded by Fever wing Sophie Cunningham \u2014 who made it clear during the game that she was not happy about the officiating that took place. <\/p>\n
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Aug 1, 2025; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers (5) and Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham (8) in action during the game between the Dallas Wings and the Indiana Fever at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images | Jerome Miron-Imagn Images<\/p>\n
Cunningham’s Frustrating Defensive Game Against Bueckers<\/p>\n
Cunningham was guarding Bueckers with about a minute remaining in the second quarter. In an attempt to free herself from Cunningham’s defense, Bueckers gave her a slight shove, which sent Cunningham backwards. A whistle was blown, but the foul call was on Cunningham. <\/p>\n
The Fever standout was incredulous, and after watching the replay on the arena’s jumbotron, she screamed, “Goddammit!”<\/a> before play resumed. <\/p>\n And that wasn’t the only time Cunningham was called for a foul on Bueckers, as she also received a flagrant for being in Bueckers’ landing space after she took a three pointer at another point in the contest. <\/p>\n sophie says \u201cgoddammit\u201d after she sees the replay of that \u201cfoul\u201d. should\u2019ve been an offensive foul but the fever didn\u2019t challenge. pic.twitter.com\/YoyMzfXz63<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 correlation (@nosyone4) August 13, 2025<\/a>Sophie Cunningham Calls Out Whistle Paige Bueckers Receives<\/p>\n As if Cunningham hadn’t already made her referee-related anger apparent, she expressed further frustration about the calls that Bueckers received on Tuesday night during an August 13 edition<\/a> of her Show Me Something podcast with West Wilson. <\/p>\n “Oh, that’s good,” Cunningham said when told that she held Bueckers to 6 of 19 shooting in the game. When asked whether it was part of the game plan to get Bueckers out of rhythm, Cunningham added, “Yeah, kinda. Her and a girl named Maddy, they went off. And so they were the ones we had to stop.<\/p>\n “But like, I love Paige to death. Do not get me wrong, I think she’s a hell of a player, and would love to play with her one day. But those refs were giving her every freaking whistle last night,” Cunningham added. <\/p>\n “Like, you literally couldn’t touch her. Couldn’t touch her. And that s*** is so annoying to me. And if you’re gonna do that, give it to our guards. I just hate the inconsistency,” she added. <\/p>\n Last one. Here\u2019s Sophie talking about Paige\u2019s special whistle. <\/p>\n Full Video Here : https:\/\/t.co\/pdWMkhRq6F<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/TCIGwT3V2L<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Ken Swift (@kenswift) August 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Cunningham and her head coach, Stephanie White, are on the same page because White also called out a double standard<\/a> regarding how Tuesday’s game was officiated when speaking with the media after the game. <\/p>\n Recommended Reading: