{"id":337699,"date":"2026-05-29T15:55:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T15:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/337699\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T15:55:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T15:55:17","slug":"sophie-cunningham-steals-the-show-before-fever-valkyries-with-perfect-california-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/337699\/","title":{"rendered":"Sophie Cunningham steals the show before Fever-Valkyries with perfect California look"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sophie Cunningham steals the show before Fever-Valkyries with perfect California look<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sophie Cunningham<\/a> has become one of the WNBA’s most recognizable personalities, and she reminded fans why before Thursday night’s game against the Golden State Valkyries<\/a>. The Indiana Fever<\/a> guard arrived at Chase Center with a look that fit the California setting perfectly. Cunningham wore cut-off blue jean shorts, a red crop top featuring the words “BBQ Barbie,” sunglasses and her signature pose for the cameras.<\/p>\n

Advertisement<\/p>\n

As expected, the outfit quickly caught the attention of Fever fans on social media and added another memorable entry to Cunningham’s growing collection of pregame fashion moments.<\/p>\n

California dreaming, Sophie Cunningham style<\/p>\n

The veteran guard has never been afraid to showcase her personality, and Thursday’s outfit was another example of why she has become one of the league’s most-followed players. The casual California-inspired look matched the atmosphere in San Francisco and stood out even among a star-studded Fever roster that includes Caitlin Clark<\/a> and Aliyah Boston<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While pregame tunnel walks have become a major part of sports culture, Cunningham has consistently found ways to make her appearances memorable.<\/p>\n

Another tunnel walk, another viral moment<\/p>\n

Cunningham’s popularity extends well beyond her play on the court. Whether it’s her social media presence, interactions with fans or eye-catching game-day fits, she has become one of the faces of the Fever’s growing popularity. Thursday’s appearance only added to that reputation.<\/p>\n

Advertisement<\/p>\n

The timing also made sense. Indiana entered the night riding a three-game winning streak and looking to earn another victory over the expansion Valkyries after beating Golden State<\/a> 90-82 last week.<\/p>\n

With national attention surrounding the rematch, Cunningham made sure the Fever were making headlines before the game even started.<\/p>\n

MORE:\u00a0Dallas finally unleashed Azzi Fudd \u2014 the WNBA should be paying attention<\/a><\/p>\n

Golden State gets the win, but Cunningham got the attention<\/p>\n

Unfortunately for Indiana, the night ended with a disappointing result. The Valkyries defended their home court with a 90-88 victory behind 25 points from Veronica Burton<\/a>. The Fever<\/a> had a chance to tie or win in the closing seconds, but Aliyah Boston’s final shot missed as time expired.<\/p>\n

Advertisement<\/p>\n

Cunningham contributed late in the game, scoring a layup with under 30 seconds remaining to keep Indiana within striking distance. The Fever may have left San Francisco with a loss, but Cunningham once again found a way to capture attention.<\/p>\n

On a night filled with stars, “BBQ Barbie” may have delivered the most memorable look of all.<\/p>\n

More WNBA News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sophie Cunningham steals the show before Fever-Valkyries with perfect California look originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":337700,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[139331,131482,7,9,8,13508,57553,4189,18739,85682,86051,113983,53199],"class_list":["post-337699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-aliyah-boston","tag-caitlin-clark","tag-california","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news","tag-dallas","tag-fever","tag-golden-state","tag-golden-state-valkyries","tag-indiana-fever","tag-sophie-cunningham","tag-veronica-burton","tag-wnba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/337699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=337699"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/337699\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/337700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=337699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=337699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=337699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}