{"id":631367,"date":"2026-04-27T06:50:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T06:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/631367\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T06:50:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T06:50:41","slug":"wnba-star-sophie-cunningham-in-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/631367\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA star Sophie Cunningham in photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WNBA star Sophie Cunningham in photos<a class=\"gnt_bc\"\/><\/p>\n<p>April 26, 2026, 6:26 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:440px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/89812218007-usatsi-28783339.jpg\"  elementtiming=\"ar-lead-image\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham poses for a photo Wednesday, April 22, 2026, during media day.\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Sophie Cunningham has got game on and off the basketball court. The Indiana Fever guard is one of the most popular players in the NBA. She may not be thrilled with her recent contract that will pay will pay $665,000 for the upcoming season but turned down multi-year offers to stick with the team and build chemistry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Away from the court, she is a social media icon on multiple platforms. Cunningham knows what to say and when to say it. She&#8217;s always good for a quip that will catch the attention of people in the basketball world and mainstream. Look for her to continue to thrive as a member of the Fever, and grow her audience on different platforms. She&#8217;s a WNBA rock star.<\/p>\n<p>Sophie Cunningham<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:511px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/89812229007-2221523499.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sophie Cunningham #8 of the Indiana Fever warms up.\"\/>Sophie Cunningham<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:440px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/89812236007-2224318806.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sophie Cunningham of the Indiana Fever shoots the ball during the first half against the Dallas Wings.\"\/>Sophie Cunningham<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:441px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/89812240007-2225900352.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sophie Cunningham and Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever.\"\/>Sophie Cunningham<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:451px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/89812251007-2226030243.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sophie Cunningham and Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever in the Kia WNBA Skills Challenge.\"\/>Sophie Cunningham<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:408px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/89812258007-2228232841.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sophie Cunningham of the Indiana Fever.\"\/>Sophie Cunningham<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:441px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/89812267007-2228356847.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sophie Cunningham of the Indiana Fever stretches before the game against the Seattle Storm.\"\/>Sophie Cunningham<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:441px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/89812270007-2228385066.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sophie Cunningham of the Indiana Fever signs an autograph for a basketball fan.\"\/>Sophie Cunningham<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:440px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/89812317007-2229023661.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sophie Cunningham of the Indiana Fever watches from the bench.\"\/>Sophie Cunningham<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:441px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/89812323007-2229583433.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sophie Cunningham #8 of the Indiana Fever reacts to a 3-point shot.\"\/>Sophie Cunningham<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:440px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/89812327007-2229583524.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sophie Cunningham #8 and Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever talk during the first half.\"\/>Sophie Cunningham<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:441px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/89812352007-2229946162.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sophie Cunningham of the Indiana Fever runs onto the court prior to the game against the Dallas Wings at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.\"\/>Sophie Cunningham<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:454px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/89812357007-2236185192.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sophie Cunningham of the Indiana Fever celebrates their 87-85 win in game three of the first round of WNBA Playoffs.\"\/>Sophie Cunningham<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:441px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/89812364007-2236629218.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"(L-R) Caitlin Clark, Sophie Cunningham, and Assistant Coach Briann January of the Indiana Fever cheer.\"\/>Sophie Cunningham<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:440px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/89812368007-2244657149.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Honorary pace car driver Sophie Cunningham attends pre-race ceremony activities prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway.\"\/>Sophie Cunningham<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:441px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/89812394007-2244838241.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sydney Sweeney (L) and honorary pace car driver Sophie Cunningham.\"\/>Sophie Cunningham<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:440px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/89812426007-2246397148.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Professional basketball player Sophie Cunningham looks on prior to The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican 2025 at Pelican Golf Club on November 12, 2025.\"\/>Sophie Cunningham<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:421px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/89812437007-2272643856.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sophie Cunningham of the Indiana Fever.\"\/>Sophie Cunningham<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:481px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/89812442007-2272646935.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sophie Cunningham of the Indiana Fever.\"\/>Sophie Cunningham<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:441px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/89812446007-2273149622.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Indiana Fever players react during game against the New York Liberty.\"\/>Sophie Cunningham<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:362px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/89812452007-usatsi-27786669.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham (right) takes a photo with a NASCAR official.\"\/>Sophie Cunningham<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:441px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/89812456007-usatsi-28337780.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong (4) talks to WNBA star Sophie Cunningham.\"\/>Sophie Cunningham<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:478px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/89812468007-usatsi-28694612.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sophie Cunningham sits courtside to watch the UCLA Bruins against the Texas Longhorns during a semifinal of the Final Four.\"\/>Sophie Cunningham<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:440px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/89812506007-usatsi-28812677.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu sets the play while defended by Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 2026 thelistwire.usatoday.com. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WNBA star Sophie Cunningham in photos April 26, 2026, 6:26 p.m. ET Sophie Cunningham has got game on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":631368,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[159202,49,48,82,161032,161033,161035,160884,159097,159798,160881,161765,167615,159095,159795,163253,159089,161043,161041,159085,630],"class_list":{"0":"post-631367","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wnba","8":"tag-accessfree","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-canada","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-sstssports","13":"tag-sstsnsports","14":"tag-tagbasketball","15":"tag-tagcelebrities-entertainment-news","16":"tag-taglocal-affiliate-arts-entertainment","17":"tag-tagnational-sports","18":"tag-tagnba","19":"tag-tagnews","20":"tag-tagonline-image-galleries","21":"tag-tagoverall-positive","22":"tag-tagsmg-listicle","23":"tag-tagsophie-cunningham","24":"tag-tagsports-news","25":"tag-tagwnba","26":"tag-tagwomens-sports","27":"tag-typestory","28":"tag-wnba"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/631367","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=631367"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/631367\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/631368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=631367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=631367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=631367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}