The Indiana Fever beat the Washington Mystics 78-76 on Monday night thanks to a Herculean final shot from Caitlin Clark. The face of the WNBA sank a three-pointer with just 1.2 seconds left to secure the victory.<\/p>\n
Many fans speculated, based on the action, that the play wasn\u2019t actually designed to go to Clark, but rather to guard Kelsey Mitchell<\/a>. In a shocking move, Fever reserve Sophie Cunningham<\/a> revealed just as much in an Instagram post on Tuesday.<\/a><\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Fans on social media<\/a> were in disbelief that Cunningham went so public with the revelation.<\/p>\n \u201cNaaaah any and all BS is acceptable over there,\u201d one fan posted on X. \u201cThat\u2019s the Culture they building.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIf they truly went rogue on that last play and players on the team are laughing about this picture, it may show the players are really over the coaching staff just like the fans are,\u201d someone else added.<\/p>\n \u201cLooks like coach has lost the locker room,\u201d one fan posted.<\/p>\n Lexie Hull<\/a> corroborated that the Fever improvised on a radio appearance.<\/p>\n \u201cWe were trying to draw a foul there,\u201d Hull said.<\/a> \u201cI think Caitlin\u2019s a great basketball player. She made a read. Sophie was able to deliver a perfect pass to her. She knocked it down when it mattered. I can\u2019t say that\u2019s exactly what we drew up, but it worked. So we\u2019ll take it any day of the week.\u201d<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Sophie must agree with Mychal Thompson<\/p>\n Ironically, two-time NBA Champion Mychal Thompson spoke before the game about how he felt the Fever were misusing Clark.<\/p>\n \u201cNever seen this in any sport<\/a>,\u201d Thompson said of the Fever running a system that doesn\u2019t appear to accentuate Clark\u2019s strengths. \u201cIt\u2019d be like taking the serve away from Serena Williams. A coach telling her, no, I don\u2019t like that big serve you have. So let\u2019s have a more, more traditional serve, one that\u2019s not as hard. And it\u2019s like taking a bat out of Ohtani\u2019s hands and turning him into a single-sitter.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s like taking the second-best lineman in the history of football next to Ball State\u2019s Jason Whitlock, the late, great Larry Allen from the Cowboys, and turning him into a long snapper. They\u2019ve taken away Caitlin\u2019s superpowers.\u201d<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n On Monday night, Cunningham must\u2019ve agreed with Thompson\u2019s assessment.<\/p>\n The post \u2018Coach has lost the locker room\u2019: Disbelief mounts after Sophie Cunningham\u2019s Caitlin Clark revelation<\/a> appeared first on The Comeback: Today\u2019s Top Sports Stories & Reactions<\/a>.<\/p>\n