Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham shared the perfect message on her Instagram story after getting ejected in Tuesday’s heated contest against the Connecticut Sun.
Tensions boiled over in Tuesday’s contest between the two clubs, featuring a couple of heated altercations between Caitlin Clark and Jacy Sheldon, multiple technical fouls and three ejections.
Sheldon, Connecticut teammate Lindsay Allen and Sophie Cunningham were all ejected during Tuesday night’s tense affair. It appears that Cunningham had enough of Sheldon’s antics toward Clark, as evidenced by the foul she committed before being ejected:
Finally a teammate got Caitlin Clark’s back after the assault she’s taken tonight. Sophie Cunningham you are a G. #wnba pic.twitter.com/YABrJPsMO1
— Matthew Barnett (@MatthewBarnett) June 18, 2025
Not long after she was ejected, the 28-year-old Sophie Cunningham took to Instagram to deliver a priceless message:
Sophie Cunningham’s IG Story. 🤣 pic.twitter.com/cLEn83snic
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) June 18, 2025
There were several tense altercations between Caitlin Clark and Jacy Sheldon during the game, including this part where the former appeared to tell her opponent, “I can do whatever the f**K I wanna do.”
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Before the altercation between Jacy Sheldon, Caitlin Clark, & Marina Mabrey, Sheldon & Clark exchanged some words 👀
— Courtside Buzz (@CourtsideBuzzX) June 18, 2025
Sheldon: “You can’t do that!”
Clark: “I can do whatever the **** I wanna do!”
Thoughts? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/MJYzl48u7o
There was also this moment where Clark appeared to get hit in the eye, leading to another scrum that culminated in Marina Mabrey delivering a hard hit to Clark from behind:
Caitlin Clark, Tina Charles and Marina Mabrey were all assessed technical fouls after this play.
— ESPN (@espn) June 18, 2025
Jacy Sheldon was assessed a Flagrant 1. pic.twitter.com/okfTpJjRS7
Cunningham had five points and seven rebounds in 22 minutes of playing time before she was thrown out. Clark led Indiana with 20 points in the 88-71 blowout victory, as the Fever moved to 6-5 on the year.
Sophie Cunningham & Indiana Will See Connecticut Again On July 15
Indiana and Connecticut have split their first two meetings of 2025, but their third showdown can’t come soon enough for fans after Tuesday’s tense affair. Sophie Cunningham and company will next face the Sun on July 16, a game that will be televised by ESPN. After that, the two teams will wrap up their season series on Aug. 17.
