WNBA star Sophie Cunningham, one of the most popular players in the league, is refusing to diss President Donald Trump.
The Indiana Fever guard blew up the internet this past week over a hilarious “pointing” moment that quickly turned into a meme.
Cunningham pointed at her opponent, DeWanna Bonner, while standing up for her teammate, Caitlin Clark. Bonner told her not to point at her, so Cunningham, the smack-talking competitor that she is, naturally pointed for an absurdly long amount of time. Hilariously, Bonner and other players lost their minds.
When Cunningham was asked about the, gasp, White House using the meme, Cunningham laughed it off and just said “everyone” was using it.
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 30, 2026
“Did you see the one with the White House posted, with the president in it, and did you have any thoughts on it?” a reporter asked Cunningham.
“I think everyone around the world is posting it, every company has done it, they’re just the ones also to get on board and I don’t really think twice about it,” she responded.
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And here’s Sophie Cunningham on becoming a meme over the past week + The White House using a clip of her in a post: pic.twitter.com/2c8GcvNk4a
— Tony East (@TonyREast) July 3, 2026
While this might seem like nothing, it’s not. There’s a very low bar for WNBA players to simply not trash the United States and our president. So Cunningham’s refusal to do so is sadly notable.
Cunningham has not discussed politics, but she’s been accused of being “MAGA” or right-wing by haters online. She also constantly defends her teammate Caitlin Clark, who has been underutilized by the WNBA, to put it mildly.
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Be it pure jealousy, the color of her skin, her faith, or some combination of the three, referees have not made fair calls when it comes to Clark. She also seems to be a physical target more than any other player in the league. Cunningham routinely stands up for Clark both on and off the court.
Just this past week, Cunningham said that it was a “joke” that WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert did not include Clark on the league’s 30-year commemorative poster.
“It is a joke,” Cunningham told her “Show Me Something” podcast co-host West Wilson. “You are leaving out a generational — the best player to ever go through the WNBA.”
Wilson, to no pushback from Cunningham, said it was as if Engelbert was “jealous” of Clark. “She won’t give her the platform — it’s f*cking so weird.”
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Whatever Cunningham’s politics, it really doesn’t matter. But her refusal to bash the White House is likely appreciated by many, many basketball fans.
Related: WNBA Player Rips Refs For Allowing Cheap Shots On Caitlin Clark, Says She Had To Act
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