Caitlin Clark\u2019s friend and teammate Sophie Cunningham has been criticized for her political stance, which many fans believe is conservative, with some going as far as to give her the nickname \u201cMAGA Barbie.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, Cunningham isn\u2019t apologizing for her views on the country, and is, in fact, doubling down on them.<\/p>\n
United States Congressman Brandon Gill\u2019s wife, Danielle D\u2019Souza Gill, referred to Cunningham on Twitter, and the Fever star reacted on Instagram.<\/p>\n
\u201cBasketball star Sophie Cunningham has refused to bash America, instead thanking our veterans,\u201d Gill, who is a conservative commentator, wrote of Cunningham. \u201c\u2018Home of the free because of the brave \u2026 Thank you to all those who fought and are still fighting,\u2019 God bless you, Sophie!\u201d<\/p>\n
Basketball star Sophie Cunningham has refused to bash America, instead thanking our veterans.<\/p>\n
\u201cHome of the free because of the brave\u2026 Thank you to all those who fought and are still fighting!\u201d<\/p>\n
God bless you, @sophaller<\/a>! pic.twitter.com\/XoTF1H2lOB<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Danielle Gill (@danielledsouzag) March 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Cunningham shared the Tweet on her Instagram story.<\/p>\n In the meantime, the guard has been focused on the upcoming WNBA season and making sure that there is one, as the league and the WNBAPA negotiations continue, blowing through the previously established deadlines.<\/p>\n To her, there\u2019s a divide between the WNBA owners.<\/p>\n \u201cFrom my perspective, it seems like that half of our owners are player-first and really wanting to invest, and the other half are more league-side,\u201d Cunningham said, via CBS.<\/a> \u201cBut it\u2019s weird because they do want to invest, but you just don\u2019t have owners who are willing to spend.<\/p>\n \u201cOwners who are most involved I would say right now would be New York, Seattle and Phoenix. They have funds, and they\u2019re awesome. Their ownerships are completely awesome. They are very player-first. They know that you\u2019re going to maybe lose a little money on the front end, but you\u2019ll get it back if you invest. At the end of the day, depending on where these negotiations go, if you give these players what they want, you\u2019re going to get all the best players. Therefore you\u2019re going to win. Therefore your ticket sales are going to be up. Everything\u2019s going to be up.\u201d<\/p>\n One thing is clear: Cunningham is going to make it obvious how she feels about things.<\/p>\n \t