WNBA star Sophie Cunningham clarifies free agency complaint, wanted house in Indiana to bring her donkeys

Indiana Fever defender Sophie Cunningham connected Monday clarified comments she made connected a podcast astir her free agency acquisition earlier she decided to re-sign pinch nan team.

Cunningham said connected nan "Show Me Something" podcast that nan ordeal was a spot "frustrating" and explained nan reasoning down it. However, she took rumor pinch really a Yahoo Sports quote pic framed her remarks without adding context.

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Sophie Cunningham sits courtside during nan semifinal crippled betwixt UCLA Bruins and Texas Longhorns astatine nan women's 2026 NCAA Tournament Final Four successful Phoenix, Ariz., connected April 3, 2026. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)

"I’m gonna unopen this down correct now," she wrote connected X. "I’m not huffy astir nan money…. I conscionable wanted much years because I emotion it here.

"I wanted to get a location truthful I could bring my canine and donkey to Indy pinch me. That’s it. That’s nan truth. I deliberation we person thing very typical present successful Indiana!!"

The Yahoo Sports station connected X said that Cunningham "was not thrilled astir nan statement she signed pinch nan Fever coming disconnected of her MCL injury."

WNBA STAR SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM GOT BAPTIZED AFTER REJOINING CAITLIN CLARK ON FEVER

Indiana Fever defender Sophie Cunningham warms up earlier nan crippled against nan Connecticut Sun astatine Mohegan Sun Arena successful Uncasville, Conn., connected Aug. 17, 2025. (David Butler II/Imagn Images)

In the interview, Cunningham said it was reliable because she was coming disconnected nan wounded but she was incredibly engaged successful nan offseason and didn’t person capable clip to show different teams that she was really OK.

"I was afloat cleared. They had each nan doctors. They person nan numbers and everything but if you don’t get successful beforehand of these people, past it’s like, ‘Hey, are you really good?’ And so, I’m not going to dishonesty to you, that was a small benignant of frustrating because I’m someone, I kinda sprout it straight," she said. "If I wasn’t emotion bully aliases If I was hesitant, past I would person said thing and been honest.

"I’m astatine nan constituent of my profession wherever I conscionable want to win. I conscionable want to win, and so, I’m not going to put my ego and everything successful beforehand of things and I cognize it’s a business but I deliberation I’m conscionable wired a small differently. And so, I deliberation this is conscionable a awesome aftermath up telephone to not get comfortable. I deliberation it lit a occurrence nether my a-- moreover more."

Indiana Fever defender Sophie Cunningham warms up earlier a crippled astatine Gainbridge Fieldhouse successful Indianapolis connected Aug. 15, 2025. (Christine Tannous/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

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Cunningham re-joined nan Fever connected a one-year deal. She showcased her expertise to go Caitlin Clark’s enforcer past season, making herself a instrumentality favourite wrong and extracurricular of nan WNBA.