About Our Ads Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement If you ask any average sports fan to name a WNBA player, Sophie Cunningham may be the first name that comes to mind now.
Cunningham is becoming one of the WNBA's most popular and infamous players. She has a vibrant, outgoing personality and is never afraid to share her opinion. That range includes everything from trans women participating in women's sports to the latest reality TV drama. Her range is impressive, and much of her fame has little to do with her basketball play.
Her influence and impact are evident in how much her social-media presence has grown this WNBA season.
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Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham (8) warms up before playing the Toronto Tempo at Coca-Cola Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images via Reuters Connect (Reuters)
How much has Sophie Cunningham's social presence grown during this past season? Short answer: a ton. Brendan Kaminsky on X posted a graphic showing just how popular/infamous Cunningham has become.
The Missouri product's followers have increased by just over 2.9 million! That's more than 49 of the most-followed WNBA players combined, including her teammate on the Indiana Fever , Caitlin Clark .
It's also more than any other NBA player, including stars like Jalen Brunson , Victor Wembanyama and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander . It's incredible because that list includes a player who just won an NBA championship, an international superstar and a player who has won back-to-back MVPs.
The 30-year-old Cunningham has 4.3 million followers on Instagram and 4.6 million followers on TikTok.
She hosts a podcast called "No Hesitation with Sophie Cunningham and Drew Hanlen." Hanlen is one of the most popular trainers for NBA stars. She explained on the podcast that her popularity comes with risks and issues. She had to hire full-time security because of threats and stalkers.
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Cunningham is a free agent and played her last two seasons with the Fever.
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