Cunningham Brushes Off Kanter Freedom, White Drama — SkimNews
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- Sophie Cunningham says she's ignoring the Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White commotion, focusing on the Fever's final four regular-season games: "I'm gonna let them do them."
- Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected from the Fever's Aug. 23 game against the Sky after a verbal altercation with guard Natasha Cloud; he has filed a lawsuit alleging First Amendment violations since declaring himself WNBA draft eligible on Aug. 7, and Royce White, who also declared himself eligible, attended a Fever game against the Connecticut Sun on Aug. 28.
- Cunningham previously stated in a July 21 ESPN article that she supported restricting transgender athletes from women's sports, rejecting accusations of transphobia: "I never once said that."
- The WNBA has been on break since Aug. 31 while stars including Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston compete at the FIBA World Cup in Berlin.
- The Indiana Fever are 26-14 and in fifth place, battling for home-court advantage in the first round of playoffs that begin Sept. 27.
- Cunningham relaunched her podcast Thursday with new host Drew Hanlen under the new name "No Hesitation."
Why it matters: Cunningham's "keep the main thing the main thing" stance matters because the Fever sit 26-14 in fifth place chasing home-court advantage with the playoffs starting Sept. 27 — and with Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston away at the FIBA World Cup, her framing positions the team as opting to tune out off-court spectacle during a four-game window that decides their postseason seeding.
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