{"id":198351,"date":"2025-10-08T20:22:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T20:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/198351\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T20:22:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T20:22:08","slug":"sophie-cunninghams-giddy-5-word-reaction-to-aces-wnba-finals-lead-speaks-volumes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/198351\/","title":{"rendered":"Sophie Cunningham&#8217;s Giddy 5-Word Reaction to Aces WNBA Finals Lead Speaks Volumes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5c\">During<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=u42H1S5TYbI&amp;t=1285s\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> an October 3 episode\u00a0<\/a>of her Show Me Something podcast, Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham conveyed why she likely wouldn&#8217;t be watching the 2025 WNBA Finals, which are between the Las Vegas Aces and the Phoenix Mercury.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5f\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t know if I&#8217;m rooting for any of them,&#8221; Cunningham said when speaking about the WNBA Finals. She later added, &#8220;You know what? I don&#8217;t even know if I&#8217;m gonna watch. I&#8217;m over it.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5i\">&#8220;I need a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/onsi\/womens-fastbreak\/news\/sophie-cunningham-cites-toxicity-as-reason-for-ignoring-ex-team-s-wnba-finals-01k6nm0k06w8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">break from the toxicity<\/a> of the WNBA. It&#8217;s been a drama-filled season for multiple reasons&#8230; I&#8217;m drained,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sophie not sure if she wants either team to win in the W finals..I\u2019m dying \ud83e\udd23 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jA3FIEC8Yg\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/jA3FIEC8Yg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ericaf455 (@ericaf455) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ericaf455\/status\/1974129316972863825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">October 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5o\">This sentiment from Cunningham was interesting, if only because she spent the first six seasons of her WNBA career with the Mercury before getting dealt to the Fever in a trade this past offseason. However, it seems that Cunningham isn&#8217;t overly eager to see whether the team that beat her Fever in the WNBA Finals or her former franchise will be hoisting the league championship trophy later this month. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5r\">What&#8217;s for sure is that the WNBA Finals don&#8217;t need Cunningham&#8217;s viewership, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/onsi\/womens-fastbreak\/news\/aces-mercury-wnba-finals-espn-ratings-reveal-speaks-volumes-01k70b8w3xcm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ESPN&#8217;s TV ratings reveal<\/a> for these Finals showed that plenty of people are watching. <\/p>\n<p>Sophie Cunningham&#8217;s Reaction to Aces WNBA Finals Series Lead Is Telling<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5x\">While Cunningham might have said that she has no rooting interest in these ongoing WNBA Finals (of which Game 3 takes place on October 8), the reaction that she had when being updated on how the series has fared so far during an October 8 episode of Show Me Something might suggest otherwise. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/01k72p0g8bhwbm8mynqk.jpg\" alt=\"Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham (8) against the Phoenix Mercury on August 7, 2025\" title=\"Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham (8) against the Phoenix Mercury on August 7, 2025\" width=\"2840\" height=\"1597\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"66\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Aug 7, 2025; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham (8) against the Phoenix Mercury during an WNBA game at PHX Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6a\">&#8220;Hell no. I haven&#8217;t watched a lick of the WNBA, I don&#8217;t know what&#8217;s going on. I talked to my teammates the day we did exit interviews and all that. I need a cleanse,&#8221; Cunningham said when her co-host, West Wilson, asked whether she had been watching the WNBA Finals.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6d\">After talking about how it makes sense that Cunningham, as a competitor, doesn&#8217;t want to watch other teams winning a championship she wanted to secure this season, Cunningham asserted that she truly doesn&#8217;t care who wins the WNBA Finals.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6g\">She was then told that the Aces are currently up 2-0. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6j\">&#8220;Are they really?!&#8221; Cunningham said while sitting up in her seat. She then covered her mouth and began having a giddy laugh before adding, &#8220;I&#8217;m not gonna comment yet!&#8221; <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6q\">Cunningham&#8217;s apparent excitement and her saying, &#8220;I&#8217;m not gonna comment yet!&#8221; suggest she might have something to say if and when her former Mercury team comes up short in this WNBA Finals series. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-16\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6t\">But fans will have to wait at least a few more days before seeing what that comment might be.<\/p>\n<p>Recommended Reading:<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"During an October 3 episode\u00a0of her Show Me Something podcast, Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham conveyed why she&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":198352,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[49,48,82,630],"class_list":{"0":"post-198351","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wnba","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-wnba"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=198351"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198351\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/198352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=198351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=198351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=198351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}