{"id":852817,"date":"2026-09-19T03:22:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T03:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/852817\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T03:22:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T03:22:25","slug":"sophie-cunningham-returns-to-the-court-and-her-look-reminds-everyone-why-shes-called-the-wnbas-sex-symbol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/852817\/","title":{"rendered":"Sophie Cunningham returns to the court, and her look reminds everyone why she\u2019s called the WNBA\u2019s \u201csex symbol\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\">There was something special about seeing Sophie Cunningham back on the court with Indiana Fever. The player had not participated in the FIBA Women\u2019s Basketball World Cup, and her return to the team came after a break that had kept the WNBA waiting.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">This time, her appearance started long before tip-off.<\/p>\n<p>Sophie Cunningham reveals the \u201csuperpower\u201d that can make the next generation successful<\/p>\n<p>Sophie Cunningham arrived in Toronto in one of her most eye-catching looks<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">On September 18, Indiana visited the Toronto Tempo at Coca-Cola Coliseum to resume the regular season.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">Before the game, Cunningham showed up wearing formal white pants, a cropped gray top, white heels, a cross pendant necklace and her hair down. The combination had all the elements that often make her arrivals at the arena part of the conversation around her.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1920\" class=\"ue-c-article__image lazyload\" alt=\"Sophie Cunningham\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6aadf8b20c633.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sophie CunninghamIG<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">She didn\u2019t need the uniform to make it clear that her return also came with a bit of style.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">Then, it was time to get back to what mattered: playing.<\/p>\n<p>Sophie was back in action<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">Cunningham came off the bench and played 20 minutes against Toronto. She finished the night with 5 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, while Indiana put together one of its more comfortable offensive performances of the game.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">The Fever won 103-85. Kelsey Mitchell led the team with 33 points, while Caitlin Clark finished with a double-double of 21 points and 14 assists.<\/p>\n<p>Now comes the most important part of the season<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">The game against Toronto came with Indiana already having mathematically secured its spot in the WNBA playoffs. At this point, the goal over the final games is no longer simply to make the postseason, but to determine the position in which the Fever will enter it.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">Their next game is September 20, when Indiana hosts the Washington Mystics at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">The regular season will end on September 24, with the first round of the playoffs set to begin three days later, on September 27.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There was something special about seeing Sophie Cunningham back on the court with Indiana Fever. 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