Caitlin Clark's New Teammate Stuns in Swimsuit Photo
Earlier this offseason the Indiana Fever made a splash when the team traded for guard Sophie Cunningham as part of a three-team deal that sent the No. 2 pick in 2020, Satou Sabally, to the Phoenix Mercury from the Dallas Wings, who received point guard Ty Harris and the rights to Mikiah "Kiki" Herbert Harrigan from Phoenix and NaLyssa Smith from the Fever.
Not long after landing with her new team, Cunningham endeared herself to fans by suggesting she'll be the Sabrina Carpenter to Caitlin Clark's Taylor Swift. She doubled down on her claim while adding it was just a joke, but one that holds true.
“It really was a joke,” she told Us Weekly. “I think that Taylor Swift has helped Sabrina Carpenter so much, and I think that Caitlin Clark has helped not only her teammates, but our whole league, our whole sport in general, not only here in America, but around the world.”
Carpenter was already a household name when she appeared on Swift's Eras Tour in 2023 and 2024, but the appearances skyrocketed her into super stardom.
“To me, it’s not about competition,” Cunningham added. “I’m all about empowering other women. I’m about helping my teammates be their best selves. I’m all about being my best self. And I just feel like that if we can do that together, then great things are gonna happen.”
Earlier this week Cunningham took to social media to show love to a friend on her birthday.
Sophie Cunningham
Before suiting up for her new team, the WNBA veteran already knows how she wants to play with her new teammates.
“I’m gonna let her be the star that she is, and she totally deserves it. If she needs me in the corner when I have a wide open three, then I’ll be there to support her,” she said. “I really am excited to get up there and play with her, play with Kelsey Mitchell, Aliyah Boston, you have DeWanna Bonner, you have Natasha Howard. Our team is stacked. Stacked.”
She'll make her regular season debut with the Fever on May 17 when they face off against Caitlin Clark's nemesis Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky.