The Indiana Fever do not want to lose Sophie Cunningham, even with the off-court controversy that she has engendered all season.<\/p>\n
Fever general manager Amber Cox on Saturday confirmed that Indiana will try to re-sign Cunningham this offseason, when she returns to free agency upon the expiration of her one-year contract.<\/p>\n
Since her arrival in a trade from the Phoenix Mercury in 2025, Cunningham has become a firm favorite among Fever fans for her elite three-point shooting<\/a>\u00a0and her penchant for making hustle plays. Further, she has become known as Caitlin Clark’s “enforcer,” and she shares a strong relationship with the All-Star point guard.<\/p>\n MORE:\u00a0Fever trade idea pairs Caitlin Clark with ‘All WNBA-caliber’ sharpshooter<\/a><\/p>\n However, Cunningham’s 2026 season was largely tumultuous after she made comments to ESPN that were widely viewed as transphobic.<\/p>\n “I want to protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn’t have to go against biological men,” Cunningham said<\/a> in an interview that was published in July.<\/p>\n Indiana is one of 27 states<\/a> that has restricted transgender participation in sports.<\/p>\n Amber Cox says Sophie Cunningham\u2019s off-court comments will have no bearing on whether the Fever try to re-sign her. <\/p>\n Says she\u2019s had a productive two years for the Fever, and they\u2019ll be in conversations with her team about keeping her here. @WISHNews8<\/a> | @wrtv<\/a><\/p>\n