{"id":597429,"date":"2026-04-21T11:02:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T11:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/597429\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T11:02:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T11:02:12","slug":"sophie-cunningham-sets-the-record-straight-on-her-665k-fever-contract-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/597429\/","title":{"rendered":"Sophie Cunningham Sets the Record Straight on Her $665K Fever Contract Comments"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Indiana Fever<\/a> wants to run it back with guard Sophie Cunningham<\/a> and signed her to a one-year, $665,000 contract<\/a> to return to the team. Last season, Cunningham became a fan-favorite after she took on the role of being the “enforcer” for the Fever. However, her first season with the team was cut short after suffering a torn right MCL, and she was limited to 30 games<\/a>.<\/p>\n

She spent most of the time rehabbing and getting back into proper conditioning in the offseason. Ahead of the 2026 campaign, she was brought back for her second stint with the franchise.<\/p>\n

However, most people misinterpreted her comments about her new contract. On the recent episode of her podcast, “Show Me Something,” Cunningham said that her deal with Indiana was “frustrating.”<\/p>\n

Sophie Cunningham is Not Frustrated With Her Fever Contract\"Indiana<\/p>\n

Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham (8)Mark J&period; Rebilas-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Cunningham did not waste time and addressed on X about the comments she made on her show.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019m gonna shut this down right now. I\u2019m not mad about the money\u2026. I just wanted more years because I love it here. I wanted to get a house so I could bring my dog and donkey to Indy with me. That\u2019s it. That\u2019s the truth. I think we have something very special here in Indiana!!” the former Missouri player posted.<\/p>\n

In the short time she has spent in Indiana, Cunningham has grown to love the environment. Most Fever fans feel the same way about the guard and they were happy after it was reported that she will return.<\/p>\n

Her co-host, West Wilson, asked Cunningham if she thought the deal she signed was better because of the new CBA (Collective Bargaining Agreement).<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not even gonna lie to you, though, it\u2019s a little, kind of, frustrating. Because I\u2019m someone who, I kind of shoot it straight,\u201d\u00a0she answered. \u201cIf I wasn\u2019t feeling good or was hesitant, I think I would have said something and been honest. Because I\u2019m just at the point in my career where I just want to win. I just want to win.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd so I\u2019m not going to put my ego in front of things. And I know it is a business, but I just think I\u2019m wired a little differently. I don\u2019t know. I just want to win.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cunningham believes the Fever has what it takes to contend for a championship, and she wants to be a part of it. The WNBA<\/a> guard has also built great chemistry with her teammates, Caitlin Clark<\/a> and Lexie Hull, who also re-signed with the team this offseason.<\/p>\n

Related: Sophie Cunningham Has Big Plans for Indiana Fever Teammates<\/a><\/p>\n

This story was originally published by Athlon Sports<\/a> on Apr 21, 2026, where it first appeared in the WNBA<\/a> section. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Indiana Fever wants to run it back with guard Sophie Cunningham and signed her to a one-year,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":597430,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[1760,2839,5621,4805,99,434],"class_list":["post-597429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-caitlin-clark","tag-indiana-fever","tag-lexie-hull","tag-sophie-cunningham","tag-sports","tag-wnba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/597429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=597429"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/597429\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/597430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=597429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=597429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=597429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}