Indiana Fever stars Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham, sidelined by season-ending injuries, nevertheless made an impact on the broadcast of their team’s playoff game against the Atlanta Dream.
The tight friends went viral for their animated protests against WNBA referees during Game 2 of their first-round playoff series on Tuesday.
From the bench, the duo made demonstrative gestures in the first quarter, arguing a Dream player should have been called for traveling. It almost looked like some sort of synchronized swimming routine.
The video quickly went viral on social media.
Caitlin and Sophie in sync asking for a travel call pic.twitter.com/yLAwZUHHAG
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Later in the game, Clark, with the game comfortably in hand, either knew their interaction went viral and decided to replicate it, or she simply ribbed the referees with an almost sarcastic repeat of the travelling call, when they actually called one correctly.
All with a smile on her face.
Caitlin Clark is quite the animated fan at Times
Caitlin Clark is known for her passionĀ on the court. She is often seen jawing with refs and occasionally delivering a healthy dose of trash talk.
The WNBA superstar attended a game featuring her old Iowa Hawkeyes team taking on the Drake Bulldogs last year. During a particularly hard play, it was clear she wasnāt enamored with the refereeās call.
The video shows the play, the whistle, and then pans to the stands where Clark is holding her hands up as if to say, āWhat the hell was that?ā
No ref is safe from Caitlin Clark šš pic.twitter.com/WBId8WU8KM
— Clark Report (@CClarkReport) November 18, 2024
Clark has been recognized as somewhat of a trash talker, particularly during her college basketball career at Iowa. Her trash-talking is part of her competitive spirit, designed to get under the skin of opponents or to motivate her own team. Against the Dream, she looked like a genuine fan.
Clarkās reputation extends to her frequent dialogues with referees. She has been known to argue calls passionately, sometimes leading to technical fouls.
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Sophie Cunningham always going Viral
And then there’s the blonde bombshell of the WNBA. Sophie Cunningham has quickly become known as the āenforcerā for herĀ FeverĀ teammate. And it’s helped propel her as a social media star.
Cunninghamās TikTok and Instagram following surged in the days after she defended teammateĀ ClarkĀ during a heated game against theĀ Connecticut Sun.
Sheās a hot commodity in the social media world.
In fact, she’s so in demand that a women’s professional wrestling league has been actively courting her.
Despite both Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham’s absence from the court, the Fever won their game against the Dream, tying the series and setting up a decisive Game 3 on Thursday.