{"id":879523,"date":"2026-09-01T13:54:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T13:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/879523\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T13:54:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T13:54:10","slug":"sophie-cunningham-shares-how-inappropriate-the-wnba-really-is-behind-the-scenes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/879523\/","title":{"rendered":"Sophie Cunningham shares how &#8220;inappropriate&#8221; the WNBA really is behind the scenes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.google.com\/cp\/Cg0vZy8xMWcxajNfc2h3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Follow us on Google Discover <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Sophie Cunningham has already given fans an unfiltered look inside the WNBA, and many people completely missed it.<\/p>\n<p>Sophie Cunningham always seems to be in the headlines for her outspoken views on transgender athletes in women\u2019s sports that she made months ago now. <\/p>\n<p>However, she\u2019s improving on the court too. The Indiana Fever tipped Cunningham for the sixth player of the year award in the WNBA, while she\u2019s gone up four ratings on 2K as well. <\/p>\n<p>And her social media following on Instagram continues to go through the roof, with viral clips coming out all the time involving the Indiana Fever guard.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"grv-tpwp-permalink-overlay\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/talkingpoints\/talk-nba\/11c7000c-who-has-the-nba-s-best-starting-five-goin\/\" aria-label=\"Who has the NBA&#039;S best starting five going into the new season?\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">       <\/p>\n<p> Who has the NBA&#8217;S best starting five going into the new season? <\/p>\n<p>     Sophie Cunningham makes WNBA and NBA comparison<\/p>\n<p>A newly resurfaced podcast clip is currently making the rounds, offering a candid glance into the surprisingly unfiltered reality of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/topic\/wnba\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/topic\/wnba\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WNBA<\/a> locker rooms.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/topic\/sophie-cunningham\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/topic\/sophie-cunningham\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sophie Cunningham<\/a> appeared on the Like a Farmer podcast in February, where she spoke on a team culture that is far looser and more chaotic than the public realizes. <\/p>\n<p>She said: \u201cI think what people don\u2019t understand is, like, the WNBA is so inappropriate,\u201d Cunningham said. \u201cWe\u2019ve had people who work for the WNBA, and they go to the NBA, and NBA guys, and what they do and what they talk about doesn\u2019t even come close to how, like, how, I don\u2019t know. Like, we\u2019re wild.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe say some crazy, crazy stuff. And just like, we\u2019re just a fun time over in the W. I don\u2019t know. And I can\u2019t, I can\u2019t repeat a lot of things that I\u2019ve said.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>MORE SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM STORIES<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sophie Cunningham Reveals How \u201cInappropriate\u201d The WNBA Really Is Behind The Scenes <\/p>\n<p>Sophie Cunningham: \u201cI think what people don\u2019t understand is, like, the WNBA is so inappropriate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sophie Cunningham: \u201cNBA guys and what they do and what they talk about\u2026 doesn\u2019t even come close\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d38Wj0Thik\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/d38Wj0Thik<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TrueNorth (@Franco_Vision) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Franco_Vision\/status\/2093920988018684083?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">August 30, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p>These comments land right in the middle of a massive moment for the WNBA. With TV ratings booming, arenas selling out, and every off-court storyline getting dissected, Cunningham\u2019s unfiltered peak behind the curtain shows a side of league culture that traditional PR simply can\u2019t touch.<\/p>\n<p>Join Our Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Receive exclusive football transfer news and updates twice a week to your mailbox<\/p>\n<p>   <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us on Google Discover Sophie Cunningham has already given fans an unfiltered look inside the WNBA, and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":879524,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[49,48,10879,82,630],"class_list":["post-879523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sophie-cunningham","tag-sports","tag-wnba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/879523","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=879523"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/879523\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/879524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=879523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=879523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=879523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}