AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Sophie Cunningham takes elbow to the face, gets called for the foul — and the WNBA's credibility takes another hit
Indiana Fever forward Sophie Cunningham has spent a bruising three-game road trip absorbing boos, an elbow to the jaw, and a foul call against her for the privilege, while the league's coaches and co-owners use her as a political prop. Cunningham, 29, caught a hard elbow to the face from Minnesota Lynx forward Nia Coffey […] The post Sophie Cunningham takes elbow to the face, gets called for the foul — and the WNBA's credibility takes another hit appeared first on American Almanac .
Indiana Fever forward Sophie Cunningham has spent a bruising three-game road trip absorbing boos, an elbow to the jaw, and a foul call against her for the privilege, while the league's coaches and co-owners use her as a political prop. Cunningham, 29, caught a hard elbow to the face from Minnesota Lynx forward Nia Coffey during Sunday's game in Minneapolis. Officials reviewed the play for a hostile act, determined none had occurred, and then whistled Cunningham, the player who absorbed the blow, for a personal foul. The Lynx won 108-100. Dave Portnoy, the Barstool Sports founder and vocal Fever supporter, posted on X tagging WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert's account: "Sophie just got 17 of her teeth knocked out and they called her for…Open