Angry Fans Start A Petition For Sophie Cunningam To Get Expelled From WNBA

Sophie Cunningham. Sophie Cunningham (Credit: Emily Faith Morgan-Imagn Images)
Disgruntled WNBA fans are starting a campaign to have Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham removed from the league following last night’s heated affair against the Connecticut Sun.

Tensions escalated during the Fever-Sun game on Tuesday evening, particularly between Sophie Cunningham, Caitlin Clark, Jacy Sheldon, Marina Mabrey and Lindsay Allen. When all the dust settled, Cunningham, Sheldon and Allen got ejected from the game, with multiple technical fouls also being issued.

Things boiled over in the third quarter, when Sheldon was called for a foul while defending against Clark. That led to a brief scuffle, with Mabrey coming in and delivering a cheap shot to Clark from behind:

Sophie Cunningham had had enough of the antics and decided to retaliate, taking this hard foul while defending against Sheldon:

 

Unhappy with Cunningham’s actions during the game, some fed-up fans have started an online petition for the WNBA to ban her from the league permanently:

As of 11:40 a.m. Wednesday, the petition had 115 signatures.

Now, the WNBA isn’t actually going to expel one of its most popular players. It would take numerous and far more severe incidents for any professional athlete to get a lifetime ban from a league, so the Sophie Cunningham haters can only continue to dream.

Sophie Cunningham & Fever Got The Last Laugh

Sophie Cunningham sticking her tongue outSophie Cunningham (Grace Smith/IndyStar-USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
Cunningham had five points, seven rebounds and one assist in 22 minutes of action before she was ejected. The Fever went on to win 88-71, improving to 6-5 on the year while the struggling Sun fell to 2-9.

The Fever will look to pick up their third win in a row when they visit Golden State on Thursday night, while the Sun will look to rebound against Phoenix at home this evening.