Tap to unmute

Sophie Cunningham Sticks Up For Caitlin Clark, Ejected After On Court Melee | Pat McAfee Show

Share
Embed
  • Published on Jul 14, 2025
  • Welcome to The Pat McAfee Show LIVE from Noon-3PM EST Mon-Fri. You can also find us live on ESPN, ESPN+, & TikTok!
    Become a #McAfeeMafia member! / @thepatmcafeeshow
    SUBSCRIBE:
    / @thepatmcafeeshow
    MERCH: store.patmcafe...
    Subscribe to the Pat McAfee Show(s)!
    @Hammer Dahn
    @The CONCAFA Show
    @The Pod
    @The Pat McAfee Show
    MERCH: store.patmcafe...
    SPONSOR THE SHOW: www.patmcafees...
    #PatMcAfee #NFL

Comments •

  • @BambooPlant30
    @BambooPlant30 26 days ago +377

    Refs allow a poke in the eye from Sheldon + intentional body shot from Mabrey, and then allow play but then eject Sophie Cunningham. Awful officiating.

    • @thomasisrael673
      @thomasisrael673 25 days ago +5

      Caitlin need to hit the weight room.

    • @Jaba207
      @Jaba207 25 days ago +16

      @@thomasisrael673 That has nothing top do with it.

    • @thomasisrael673
      @thomasisrael673 25 days ago +3

      ​@@Jaba207It had something to do with it when Jordan was a rising star in the NBA, getting bullied early on in his career. He hit the gym, got stronger, and the bullying stopped. When another player hip checks Caitlin and she goes flying across the court like a rag doll, her being so fragile makes the bullying worse than what it really is. She needs to get stronger and hold the ground that she's standing on.

    • @ilyab4792
      @ilyab4792 25 days ago +11

      @@thomasisrael673 I think she's been working out heavy, she's looking way stronger than last season

    • @brandonlogan4042
      @brandonlogan4042 25 days ago +4

      And btw the narrative is that Jordan got stronger and was able to get past Detroit but the truth is they just got old. Plus the refs started protecting mj

  • @BrianWoods-n8u
    @BrianWoods-n8u 26 days ago +39

    I'm a Fever fan. And I appreciate what Sophie did.
    But damn, she became a national hero overnight.

  • @MikeP_
    @MikeP_ 26 days ago +1580

    Unbelievably bad performance by the referees. How the one knocking Caitlin Clark down wasn't ejected is beyond me. Love Sophie Cunningham standing up to the BS.

    • @AndrewBurnett69
      @AndrewBurnett69 26 days ago +10

      Because CC flopped so hard 😂

    • @vodriscoll
      @vodriscoll 26 days ago +161

      @@AndrewBurnett69 stop it with the nonsense. That was not a flop. She was blindsided.

    • @stevep4236
      @stevep4236 26 days ago

      @@AndrewBurnett69 Anybody would fall hard if they were blind sided...what were you watching?

    • @cfire1711
      @cfire1711 26 days ago +8

      @@vodriscoll enough. stop the nonsense. obvious flop. yes, they were too aggressive and riding clark, but both bumps were just physical come at you checks, not full force knock you on your ah.

    • @talldreamyopposum
      @talldreamyopposum 26 days ago +105

      ​​@@cfire1711 she was blind sided and poked in the eye artard

  • @theeoarsman921
    @theeoarsman921 26 days ago +24

    Sophie is a gangsta for talking to Sheldon and her teammate while she was manhandling them both!!! 😀😂🤣

  • @radamus210
    @radamus210 26 days ago +274

    The refs fk'd up when they didn't toss Mabry. YOu get what you get.

    • @thomasespositio3139
      @thomasespositio3139 26 days ago +18

      absolutely Mabrey should have been tossed and in garbage time Clark was sitting and the idiot sun coach should have had Shelby sitting no incident then

    • @Blacklist324
      @Blacklist324 26 days ago +14

      The way Mabry did the stare down afterwards. There was some hate there.

    • @damon6126
      @damon6126 26 days ago +9

      @@Blacklist324 and jealousy. Lots of jealousy.

  • @SchartONtree
    @SchartONtree 26 days ago +320

    “Do something about it… do something about it. Do something about it.”

    • @yp2340
      @yp2340 26 days ago +9

      Yeah you'll do nuttin!!!!

    • @toyotaecw
      @toyotaecw 26 days ago

      Nah, you were playing touch butt with that dork in the park

    • @SternSupremacy
      @SternSupremacy 25 days ago +2

      Cold blooded lol.

  • @JustinSteereMusic
    @JustinSteereMusic 26 days ago +847

    The entire Indiana team needs to make a public statement to the WNBA by saying "There's obvious intentional foul play against Caitlin across the league, if the League doesn't want to address that and keep other players in check to protect Caitlin from getting injured then we'll check other players for them and the WNBA will not like the way that we do it. We will defend her at all costs"

    • @robertjewer4411
      @robertjewer4411 26 days ago +77

      I think Cunningham just said exactly that, only with less words haha

    • @jimirsayssponsor5844
      @jimirsayssponsor5844 26 days ago +11

      BATTLE ROYALE !!!

    • @csr2120
      @csr2120 26 days ago +12

      Lexie Hull had Caitlin's back after the eye poke but one to-remain-unnamed Fever player who was close walked away. She must have been intimidated by Tina Charles.

    • @HockeyCommenter
      @HockeyCommenter 26 days ago +13

      @@csr2120I don’t expect Lexie or Aliyah to take on that role. They are very sweet more even keeled girls, but I know we have more players than Cunningham who can do this

    • @name-vi6fs
      @name-vi6fs 26 days ago +8

      Their coach called out the refs after the game.

  • @Josh-oc2wd
    @Josh-oc2wd 26 days ago +27

    Sophie was laying the groundwork at the 6 minute mark of the 4th quarter. She was already in Jacy's face. I think Sophie was letting her know what was coming. That was beautiful work and I would pay money to know what Sophie was whispering in Jacy's ear.

  • @lazyblazer
    @lazyblazer 26 days ago +376

    As soon as I saw Sophie with the neck control I pulled up google.
    Yep, Sophie is a black belt in Taekwondo 😵😵

    • @Gasconader-q5l
      @Gasconader-q5l 26 days ago +48

      That was a Muay Thai clinch.

    • @lazyblazer
      @lazyblazer 26 days ago +24

      @@Gasconader-q5l yep. She showed experience.

    • @natej84
      @natej84 26 days ago +37

      Control the head, you control the whole body lol

    • @hectorhamish
      @hectorhamish 26 days ago +36

      Yep, I was expecting knees to follow….Everyone who jumped in to separate them, saved Sheldon from a bruising encounter. 😂😂

    • @to4316
      @to4316 26 days ago +22

      If you get a black belt at 6 years old it's not a real black belt lol. I'm sure she's still a better fighter than 99% of the league though.

  • @Sirfuzzylip
    @Sirfuzzylip 26 days ago +30

    I was at this game with my daughter. The crowd was ELECTRIC! It was something special for sure. Obviously the refs have been terrible for both sides, glad no one was hurt, but it led to a memorable night.

    • @mitch_the_-itch
      @mitch_the_-itch 22 days ago

      Women playing basketball is the most forgettable thing on Earth. That is took the drama queens to make it special says youre also really stupid.

  • @DiyAsianGuy
    @DiyAsianGuy 26 days ago +462

    That eye poke came out of nowhere. Not even close to the ball or her hands. Dirty dirty dirty.

    • @dispassionateobserver
      @dispassionateobserver 26 days ago +56

      Exactly, and then she follows it up with a body bump trying to intimidate. Jacy Sheldon was the dirty player, not Sophie.

    • @Dean-v2y
      @Dean-v2y 26 days ago +10

      So.......they gonna play against Caitlin clark in the championship game?? GOOD Luck with that. CC22 gonna make them all look foolish.

    • @9Devine16
      @9Devine16 26 days ago +21

      Yes! There is a difference PAT between being physical and downright dirty and I don’t like that. These refs are GARBAGE!!!

    • @Lexyboogie
      @Lexyboogie 26 days ago +2

      defenders put their hands up to block the offensive players vision all the time.

    • @noahlandrum3413
      @noahlandrum3413 26 days ago +10

      ​@Lexyboogie yeah, to obstruct vision during a shot. Not a random swipe at the face on a backstep off the dribble 😅 wtf don't act like you don't know her hand had no business up there

  • @mnplumberman
    @mnplumberman 26 days ago +56

    Pokes her in the eye, chest bumps her and then acts upset when Clark barely pushes her away.

  • @jeffradue6231
    @jeffradue6231 26 days ago +301

    I have huge problems with these eye gouges and the long finger nails. That needs to get cleaned up by the league. No long nails.

    • @hectorhamish
      @hectorhamish 26 days ago +28

      Long fingernails permitted in a contact sport????? Un-be-frickin-leavable!!!

    • @HughJhannis
      @HughJhannis 26 days ago

      you need to start a movement

    • @seanwilliams4087
      @seanwilliams4087 26 days ago +19

      Most amateur sports have rules against long nails, but the pros can't?!?

    • @jeffradue6231
      @jeffradue6231 26 days ago

      @@seanwilliams4087apparently not. Check out the video from last year where Carrington eye gouges CC.

    • @HughJhannis
      @HughJhannis 26 days ago +1

      ​@seanwilliams4087 Actually, you can start a league for short nailed pros if it's so bothersome.

  • @MusicthatsStrange
    @MusicthatsStrange 26 days ago +35

    Cunningham, serving as the team's enforcer and a steadfast defender of star teammate Caitlin Clark, became the center of attention after a heated incident late in the game. With Cunningham stepping up for Clark during a physical matchup, her jersey sales skyrocketed, selling out within hours.

  • @jazzprincemusic
    @jazzprincemusic 26 days ago +646

    That Cunningham jersey is gonna be sold out

    • @rustybear5125
      @rustybear5125 26 days ago +72

      They already are

    • @Glenn_SE
      @Glenn_SE 26 days ago +57

      @@rustybear5125 Yep, all sizes completely sold out in a matter of hours after her performance last night!

    • @horacesmith2130
      @horacesmith2130 26 days ago +14

      My understanding is it already is.

    • @bench2346
      @bench2346 26 days ago +22

      @@Glenn_SE LOL that's so fire wtf. love that fanbase for this

    • @raymondsolisjr.1262
      @raymondsolisjr.1262 26 days ago +8

      Got mine several weeks ago

  • @deanmuhl7417
    @deanmuhl7417 26 days ago +62

    Promoting the Commissioner's Cup championship game without CC on the poster. They're not even trying to hide their disdain for her.

    • @oakland-as-diehard6717
      @oakland-as-diehard6717 25 days ago +1

      Exactly what I thought. But CC is cool with it, for sure. Team sport and she knows it. Sophie playing the Goon , love it

    • @fattmusiek5452
      @fattmusiek5452 22 days ago

      Sincere question because I don’t closely follow sports: What you said about disdain, can you elaborate? Why would commissioners have disdain for C. Clark? It’s clear that she has brought a ton of interest into/back into women’s professional basketball- which is a good thing, right? Who are we referring to having disdain for C. Clark? Ty for your time!

  • @760viater
    @760viater 26 days ago +220

    Sophie is gangster

    • @TDGesch
      @TDGesch 26 days ago +15

      And yet one of the sweetest people you will ever meet. Took many photos with my nephew and niece while in college. My nephew adores her.

    • @TDGesch
      @TDGesch 26 days ago +10

      She spoke with them and encouraged them like friends.

    • @renatodecastro6255
      @renatodecastro6255 26 days ago

      She and her teammate was injured by Jacy Sheldon before both on their legs. Now it’s pay back. It’s now the WWE WNBA edition. Eye poking, body bump and slam, leg twisting etc.

    • @Brucev7
      @Brucev7 24 days ago +1

      gangsta

    • @renatodecastro6255
      @renatodecastro6255 23 days ago +4

      ⁠@@Brucev7a gangsta with a black belt in taikwando.

  • @aptwo916
    @aptwo916 26 days ago +6

    Sis Sophie showing these kids not to mess with her teamates. That's awesome.

  • @JoeFerrari-g1g
    @JoeFerrari-g1g 26 days ago +379

    Caitlin "THE ASSASSIN" and Sophie "THE ENFORCER"

  • @Chevyno10
    @Chevyno10 26 days ago +15

    I fkn LOVE Sophie. Build a statue man. The other Fever teammates need to step up and stand up for their own.

    • @sterlingmork2974
      @sterlingmork2974 24 days ago +2

      Agreed completely. When they attacked Clark the only one to stand up for her was Hull and I thought it was very disappointing to see Boston and the others do absolutely nothing, which says almost as much as Cunningham defending her.
      Good on hull and Cunningham to do what they did I'm sure Clark will never forget that.
      I play hockey and have fought and defended my teammates and was treated with loads of respect by all the players after that. On the field, ice, court, field we're brothers and sisters and should 100% have each other's backs.

  • @albertwhittaker6385
    @albertwhittaker6385 26 days ago +265

    The only storyline is CC. Nothing else. Did you see the ratings when she off the court. WNBA is dead without her

    • @lee-daniels
      @lee-daniels 26 days ago +14

      They can’t give tickets away if CC ain’t playing

    • @andr9663
      @andr9663 26 days ago

      WNBA ratings are dead for Fever games. Other WNBA games are still exceeding hockey ratings.

    • @sammygaudino8906
      @sammygaudino8906 26 days ago +1

      ​@lee-daniels You both are a 💯 right my friend.

    • @atrain198544
      @atrain198544 26 days ago +1

      Comments like this is why people don’t like her. CC hate has nothing to do with CC. It’s because of fans like you.

    • @gv327
      @gv327 26 days ago +6

      @@andr9663 You are a fool if you believe that. How are people watching the other teams when they are not televised?

  • @J25HGM
    @J25HGM 26 days ago +7

    Sophie did the right thing Indiana loves her . Much respect 🫡 💛💙💛💙

  • @CoralPolyps
    @CoralPolyps 26 days ago +294

    League would rather go straight back down to 0 viewers than to protect the face of the WNBA lmao

    • @Mgranadosv
      @Mgranadosv 26 days ago

      Soft. You want a ref to follow her around and make sure nobody gets near? Sounds like you love flopping

    • @alfonsoreyes8121
      @alfonsoreyes8121 26 days ago +9

      @@Mgranadosv soft? How about fair. If they’re not going to call sht on one side, don’t call it on the other.

    • @SoulfulxNinja00
      @SoulfulxNinja00 26 days ago +25

      They don’t want her to be the face that’s what it is

    • @Anna-fw7lm
      @Anna-fw7lm 26 days ago

      Their problem is that face lacks melanine

    • @jimirsayssponsor5844
      @jimirsayssponsor5844 26 days ago +1

      What do you expect? A bunch of jealous females trying to tear each other down…
      They didnt do that to oscar, kareem, larry bird, magic johnson, michael jordan or lebron. Game gotta respect game. Dont look a gift horse in the mouth.
      Or in this case, claw a gift horse in the face.

  • @_Chipster
    @_Chipster 26 days ago +7

    Rivalry is great, but mugging someone on the court is not.

  • @dispassionateobserver
    @dispassionateobserver 26 days ago +473

    I love Sophie. She stands on business and doesn't let dirty players tee off on her teammates. Sophie rag dolled Jacy Sheldon and was telling her about it the whole time. Mabrey should have been tossed out of that game.

    • @andr9663
      @andr9663 26 days ago +1

      Standing on business when she’s the one that sought out revenge during a game. I hope players start to seek out revenge against her and Caitlin since you think this is standing on business. Getting revenge in a game is weird.

    • @vanlifeguy4816
      @vanlifeguy4816 26 days ago

      ​@@andr9663. You sound vaccinated

    • @Thee_Omega-O
      @Thee_Omega-O 26 days ago +1

      ON BID-NIZZ MAAAAN

    • @MijoShrek
      @MijoShrek 26 days ago +13

      ​@andr9663 its not about revenge. Its about sending a message 😂.

    • @Classicmovies11421
      @Classicmovies11421 26 days ago +18

      @@andr9663 Then have the refs control the game and stop the cheat shot crap. If they had tossed Mabrey as they should've, the rest of this was unlikely to happen.

  • @SchartONtree
    @SchartONtree 26 days ago +22

    Annnddd Sophie Cunningham jerseys are sold out

    • @willk901
      @willk901 26 days ago +1

      Ive been trying to get one for a hot minute😂😂😂😂😂

  • @e2v7d
    @e2v7d 26 days ago +351

    If ppl didn't know who Sophie was, now they do😅. That takedown was glorious😂

    • @LowFidelityGaming
      @LowFidelityGaming 26 days ago +6

      i had no idea there was someone even more fine than CC in the WBNA. deff tuning in now lol

    • @blakkwolfblakkwolf
      @blakkwolfblakkwolf 26 days ago +7

      See that's the disappointing part about all this, why only the white girls backing up cc, I see hull. There's a clip where you could see Sophie being retrained by assistant coaches on the bench. It shouldn't of had to come down to end of game when Sophie lit them up lol, besides the 3 blind mice, Howard n Boston should of lit mabrey up after cc went down. People say this will only bring the fever closer yet still in divide by race

    • @blakkwolfblakkwolf
      @blakkwolfblakkwolf 26 days ago +9

      So glorious that all her jerseys sold out in less than 24 hours 😂

    • @andr9663
      @andr9663 26 days ago +3

      Not surprised Sophie’s dirty foul is being celebrated. It’s ok to get revenge during games because Sophie did it.

    • @blakkwolfblakkwolf
      @blakkwolfblakkwolf 26 days ago

      ​@@andr9663lmfao, who initiated the contract? If you say Sophie, then you're blind asf lol😂, way less dirty than what mabrey did

  • @pamelahermano9298
    @pamelahermano9298 26 days ago +14

    I love how after Sophie took down Sheldon, she stood there so calmly waiting for her to come at her and was completely ready and read her the riot act. Sophie is both beauty and beast!

    • @ajwalker2365
      @ajwalker2365 23 days ago

      Sophie was gonna drop the knees… game over

  • @SoulfulxNinja00
    @SoulfulxNinja00 26 days ago +86

    Sophie is forever GOATED

    • @andrewganner6581
      @andrewganner6581 26 days ago +11

      Wen Sophie dropped jacy she just got ready and sorted 2 players while chatting to her love it kudos Sophie💪💪

  • @ericfonck
    @ericfonck 25 days ago +1

    “And you’ll eat the deck a little bit” 😂😂😂

  • @RogerGraves-s1c
    @RogerGraves-s1c 26 days ago +66

    Freaking refs should be fined & suspended for all the misses & non foul/ejection calls they keep missing. How can a player who just got poked in the eyes get a foul called against them? Then gets pushed down by a weak ass player cheap shot & not get kicked out of the game? And the refs saw it all happen on replay that takes them forever to figure out. How was the WNBA's ratings while CC was out? Miss at least 1 million viewers. Angel "can't make a layup" Reese doesn't cause that cause she suck.

    • @Kash_Munni
      @Kash_Munni 26 days ago +2

      I was at the game, and they even reviewed it and took at least 10 minutes to make the call. I'm not exaggerating. The players started jumping around and stretching fans started to boo like crazy. CC received a technical foul....WTF? Tina Charles was going to level her but Mabrey beat her to it.

    • @Mariposabonita65
      @Mariposabonita65 26 days ago

      I think they got these Refs from Sephora makeup store. Because they've never ref'd a basketball game in their lives. They're 🙈 🙊 🙉

  • @menwithven8114
    @menwithven8114 25 days ago +2

    1:11 is why i love Pat. Couldn't help but to laugh when saying they may hold out for a CBA 😅😅😅

  • @MarkRichter-j2l
    @MarkRichter-j2l 26 days ago +67

    SOPHIE DESERVES A PARADE IN INDY!...She's a Super-Hero without a Cape...And her jersey SOLD OUT (AGAIN)

    • @AllenDochod
      @AllenDochod 26 days ago

      again and again and again don't forget all_star voting !!!

    • @Puyax01
      @Puyax01 26 days ago +1

      Standing ovation no doubt at every game

  • @private-nobody6667
    @private-nobody6667 25 days ago +8

    CC should issue a formal legal notice to the Commissioner, holding her personally liable for any failure to remedy the ongoing conditions that imperil CC’s safety, for which the WNBA is duty-bound to ensure protection from foreseeable injury. Failure to address these hazards will likely result in further harm to CC.
    Such legal notice will impose liability upon the Commissioner for neglecting the statutory responsibility to provide a safe working environment, as required by applicable State and Federal law. Upon receipt of this notice, the Commissioner is obligated to take prompt corrective action to mitigate and eliminate the foreseeable risks, particularly in light of the substantial evidence already in the public domain.
    Moreover, the propagation of a narrative that “trash talking” confers upon players the right to assault CC effectively incites behavior that could lead to a riot, thereby exposing CC and others to serious injury. This is a grave legal matter that must be addressed with the utmost urgency and seriousness.
    I submit this opinion with the benefit of over 38 years of legal professional experience.

    • @davemason4055
      @davemason4055 25 days ago +2

      Actually she should head to Europe for the megamillions and watch the league return to complete obscurity.

    • @private-nobody6667
      @private-nobody6667 25 days ago +3

      ​@@davemason4055 Not a bad idea after she fulfills her contract. But in the meantime Caitlin Clark needs protection from foreseeable injury.

  • @anthonyowens1812
    @anthonyowens1812 26 days ago +89

    CC is a complete DAWG love it

  • @russellfisher2853
    @russellfisher2853 26 days ago +8

    JUST SO YOU KNOW, LEXIE ALSO WENT AND GOT IN SHELDON'S FACE, WITH A FEW CHOICE WORDS, LETTING HER KNOW. DON'T DO THAT AGAIN. GREAT JOB LEXIE, AND SOFIE, HAVING YOUR GIRLS BACK. ❤😊

  • @shanespringer3578
    @shanespringer3578 26 days ago +110

    Well done fighting back the laughter when you said there could be a holdout haha

    • @Beantown85
      @Beantown85 26 days ago +17

      That was angel Reese and she can’t even make a layup 😅

    • @thedoubledowner5359
      @thedoubledowner5359 26 days ago +2

      @@Beantown85facts. CC is shooting 3pt’ers at a higher FG% than Angel is shooting from within 3ft of the basket.

  • @calebmoran5580
    @calebmoran5580 25 days ago +3

    Let's talk about how bad these referees were

  • @lmf5755
    @lmf5755 26 days ago +73

    The way Sophie schooled Jacy during the altercation took me TF out 😂 Jacy deserved it, but the refs deserves worse.

    • @marykuettner752
      @marykuettner752 26 days ago +5

      Sophie looked like the Momma cat grabbing a bad kitten by the scruff.

    • @RobertMirrey
      @RobertMirrey 26 days ago

      @@marykuettner752 I'd love to know what sophie was saying to sheldon while she had her bye the neck

    • @quintonthompson1487
      @quintonthompson1487 25 days ago

      I'm a CC super fan and she started all this. She been screaming and yelling since she been back from injury. She started this

    • @electromancer2645
      @electromancer2645 25 days ago +2

      ​@@quintonthompson1487nah. Talk is talk. Lay Bird talked more sh*t than any other player and no one was trying to gouge his eyes out. The eye gouge started it. And this isn't the first time other WNBA teams have tried to hurt her eyes

    • @wook420
      @wook420 23 days ago

      ​@@quintonthompson1487 😂😂😂 blackie is mad

  • @user-cm1mj9be5g
    @user-cm1mj9be5g 26 days ago +3

    Proud of Sophie for standing up and showing Fever is over the obvious BS from other players.

  • @memebarciano
    @memebarciano 26 days ago +104

    THIS IS CAITLINS LEAGUE

  • @HaletheHero
    @HaletheHero 26 days ago +6

    I wanna point out that Lexie did jump in to try and help stop Sheldon, but it's being overlooked.

  • @Pjwalther9k
    @Pjwalther9k 26 days ago +72

    Finally someone stuck up for her… surprisingly it’s the hot one!!

    • @hectorhamish
      @hectorhamish 26 days ago +14

      Both hotties stood up for her. Lexie was in fast after the eye gouge… but I concede that Sophie is more ‘hands on’. I’m not so sure which one has the higher temperature though. 😂

    • @matthewoaks4715
      @matthewoaks4715 26 days ago +4

      Halarious but true

    • @Dylan-W
      @Dylan-W 26 days ago +1

      Haha 😂

    • @alexhoffee1865
      @alexhoffee1865 26 days ago

      Hottie with a black belt.

  • @darinbauman7762
    @darinbauman7762 25 days ago +12

    Those cheap shots, especially to the face and eyes must be punished with suspensions. Someone could end CC's career with an eye jab. It's not funny, it's not a minor foul. It should be handled in a serious manner.

  • @diananoble3019
    @diananoble3019 26 days ago +56

    Sophie to Jacy in the clinch: "That's for breaking my tooth" last match.

    • @hathmurl8664
      @hathmurl8664 26 days ago

      Bro she had a straight muay Thai plum clinch

    • @C4rl05_20
      @C4rl05_20 26 days ago +1

      I thought she broke it from eating an Apple 😂

    • @diananoble3019
      @diananoble3019 25 days ago +1

      @@C4rl05_20 There's a story on it. She injured it during the game. The apple was the revelation of the injury.

  • @johnschubert6699
    @johnschubert6699 25 days ago +3

    Sophie Cunningham is not a GOON but a competitive player who stands up for herself and her teammates. Sophie is a scorer, defender, leader and an enforcer. She is the Full Package.

  • @toxicslug
    @toxicslug 26 days ago +168

    WNBA has proven that no one hates woman more than woman. This is insane how they treat each other. These woman have an amazing opportunity to grow their sport. And these players can't keep up with CC.

    • @frederickshaibani5655
      @frederickshaibani5655 26 days ago +12

      Have said this ever since CC entered the league….

    • @kristinmarra7005
      @kristinmarra7005 26 days ago +5

      Many are waking up and praising her. Including the NY Liberty and and Minn. Lynx.

    • @andr9663
      @andr9663 26 days ago

      Men fight each other more, if not just as much. CC isn’t going to get coddled. If she learns to not start fights no one will put hands on her.

    • @karenhardie1132
      @karenhardie1132 26 days ago +1

      It will never change. Women are jealous of other women. They hate each other. 😢

    • @Manchupacabra
      @Manchupacabra 26 days ago +4

      It's not a women thing. Same thing played out with Jordan at the start of his career.

  • @niklin8397
    @niklin8397 26 days ago +12

    Check out lexie too. She bucked up to that sheldon girl too

    • @hectorhamish
      @hectorhamish 26 days ago +1

      She did indeed. But Lexie’s more of a lover, not a fighter… Sophie is both! 😊

  • @gregsotebeer1473
    @gregsotebeer1473 26 days ago +24

    Refs and league office need to get a hold on this. It's not the WWE

    • @edhorton2766
      @edhorton2766 26 days ago

      A basketball game morfed into roller derby.

  • @RPE-Official
    @RPE-Official 26 days ago +2

    It’s wild you’d get arrested for assault for the exact same defenseless cheap shots but on a court it’s just cool.

  • @carlsanders2766
    @carlsanders2766 26 days ago +37

    CC is to the WNBA what Magic and Bird were for the NBA.

    • @tegelewis1015
      @tegelewis1015 26 days ago +8

      And what Tiger was to the PGA!! Embrace her ladies!! Figure it out!! It's $$$

    • @alexhoffee1865
      @alexhoffee1865 26 days ago +2

      She’s literally both because Lord knows if she’s Bird the league has no Magic.

    • @carlsanders2766
      @carlsanders2766 26 days ago +2

      @@alexhoffee1865 yup. They tried manufacturing the rivalry with the "Mebounder", but they need to stop trying to injure CC and let her bring eyes to some of the other talented players and make them all a LOT more money.

  • @Rollin_L
    @Rollin_L 25 days ago +2

    I've not seen anyone call this out, but just before Cunningham wraps her up and takes her down, Sheldon initiates the contact, lowering her shoulder and driving right into Cunningham. It's Sheldon who does the dirty and Cunningham merely responded in kind. No one seems to have noticed that. Going for a layup, the last thing one would do is lower the shoulder and barrel into the defender. This was all on Sheldon.

  • @natej84
    @natej84 26 days ago +22

    They just upgraded Maybreys foul to a flagrant 2. So she should've been ejected, so according to the wnba the refs messed up by not ejecting her

    • @angelinawarwick8796
      @angelinawarwick8796 26 days ago +3

      Will they suspend her for next game since she wasn't ejected?

    • @tonidh69
      @tonidh69 26 days ago +1

      No suspensions for anyone. No fines for coaches either

    • @natej84
      @natej84 26 days ago +3

      ​@@angelinawarwick8796 Nooe they just pretend that the refs made the correct call and move on

  • @PlaymakerCentral25
    @PlaymakerCentral25 26 days ago +1

    The best part of this whole video is Pat holding back his laugh when he mentioned the WNBA possibly holding out 😂

  • @bradsharpe9413
    @bradsharpe9413 26 days ago +11

    It is pretty cool to find out that some of the players in the WNBA are ballers.

  • @joshkline9976
    @joshkline9976 26 days ago +4

    CC is now my favorite professional basketball player, not women's basketball player, just favorite all-around basketball player

  • @edm3524
    @edm3524 26 days ago +17

    Sophie Cunningham is too talented a player to be called a goon. Yes she will stand up to anyone messing with her (Two different incidents of CT trying to reinjure her ankle last night) or her teammates. Sophie is a FIERCE Hooper!

    • @Gasconader-q5l
      @Gasconader-q5l 26 days ago +1

      They don't grow goons like that in Southern Missouri, you have to go to central Missouri, where Sophie is from to find them. 😊

    • @bradenhazle4378
      @bradenhazle4378 26 days ago

      Nah she's fake af lmao. She didn't do anything when Kahleah got in her face years ago. She didn't do anything to Kiki earlier this season.

    • @Gasconader-q5l
      @Gasconader-q5l 26 days ago

      ​@bradenhazle4378 she sure did something last night, she gonna lay Carrington out, cold.

    • @artistamisto
      @artistamisto 26 days ago +1

      @@bradenhazle4378 You dumb af, Sophie got in her face then scored 21, clown.🤡

    • @RT-qz5ci
      @RT-qz5ci 26 days ago

      Being a goon in sports is not an insult.

  • @soysauceboy2023
    @soysauceboy2023 25 days ago +2

    If they only had a competent commissioner.

  • @mikepampino1039
    @mikepampino1039 26 days ago +16

    Only one story bud.. and it's CC

  • @Jesse-x8u
    @Jesse-x8u 26 days ago +4

    I don't watch basketball but Caitlin Clark caught my attention when I found out she broke 62 records in her rookie season, and it's been amazing watching her. She is proof that we are not all created equally, and that's hard for people to deal with.

  • @Anna-fw7lm
    @Anna-fw7lm 26 days ago +22

    Sophie was running in front of the opponent, that disgusting animal lowered her shoulder to hit her, Sophie avoided it with a foul and then didn't act scared when animal1 got in her face to ass*ult her too, and animal2 grabbed her by the throat.

  • @mikes9438
    @mikes9438 26 days ago +4

    @1:40 this is the other thing that makes Caitlyn different. It’s not just the logo threes and the scoring record. It’s her toughness and attitude. She brings a different energy to the game and the fans LOVE it.

  • @yeelpheel1155
    @yeelpheel1155 26 days ago +20

    I just understand letting your golden goose get cooked.
    No, don't call fouls that aren't there, but when legitimate ones happen over and over with no calls, there's a real problem.

    • @edhorton2766
      @edhorton2766 25 days ago

      They called a shooting foul on Caitlin where she waved at the shot and missed the shooter by a foot. They didn't want to waste the contested call review that early in the game. They would have won. The WNBA needs to get serious about finding competent refs in the off season. They can't even get it right when they go to the monitor.

  • @suzannagibson911
    @suzannagibson911 26 days ago +5

    Let’s not forget that Sheldon is also responsible for Sophie’s chipped tooth & sprained ankle. Think a lot of fever fans wanted to fight Sheldon for playing so aggressive the whole game.

    • @thunderbird1921
      @thunderbird1921 25 days ago +1

      That Connecticut team is vile scum. One of the dirtiest squads I've seen in any sport. Refs should be ashamed for not throwing multiple players from them out of the building. I'm just grateful Clark and Cunningham weren't seriously injured by them.

  • @babymonster1061
    @babymonster1061 26 days ago +23

    We need some Sophie Cunn all star votes!! love her

    • @jameswilson2268
      @jameswilson2268 26 days ago +1

      I voted for sophie for all star 😎

    • @babymonster1061
      @babymonster1061 26 days ago +1

      @@jameswilson2268oh we need to run them numbers up literally hill- soph- Caitlin

    • @sparkyman8249
      @sparkyman8249 26 days ago

      @@babymonster1061 doing my part CC--Sophie--Lexie and AB

    • @jameswilson2268
      @jameswilson2268 26 days ago

      @@babymonster1061yeah I have voted multiple times for CC, hull and Sophie

    • @lizacana2898
      @lizacana2898 26 days ago

      I’m voting for her and Lexie too 😀

  • @andycofield7281
    @andycofield7281 25 days ago +2

    Candice Parker didn’t experience what CC is experiencing! Facts!

  • @gqbertce
    @gqbertce 26 days ago +12

    About time, the rest of the team needs to step up for her too

  • @bryanfeather6769
    @bryanfeather6769 26 days ago +12

    The WNBA needs to address the angry lesbians and thug life hooches before the fans and sponsors say piece out

    • @sunnygee5521
      @sunnygee5521 25 days ago +1

      That type of energy and name calling is toxic. Its very unbecoming and says more about you than them. Be descent.

    • @Artemis_A-24
      @Artemis_A-24 25 days ago

      @@sunnygee5521 They’re not wrong

    • @sunnygee5521
      @sunnygee5521 25 days ago

      ​@Artemis_A-24I'm not here for the dog whistles. Yall do you with or without class and whatever veils you like. Have at it.

  • @donniemartell7875
    @donniemartell7875 26 days ago +12

    Get Sophie on the show!!!!!

  • @John-m7q9p
    @John-m7q9p 26 days ago +2

    Yeah, Yeah, people! WNBA is Panthering up! This is becoming great sports viewing. Conneticut starts with their Panthering and then Cunningham passes her beer and follows up with some Marchand/Benett level Panthering. Loving this from Canada.

  • @RedsoxPats34
    @RedsoxPats34 26 days ago +4

    You have a big platform Pat if u keep calling out the bad actors changes might happen thanks for covering the fever and CC

  • @IronWolf277
    @IronWolf277 25 days ago +1

    The Most Entertaining WNBA Game i've seen, and its just the clips!

  • @davidyancey1994
    @davidyancey1994 26 days ago +7

    If you have to play dirty and still get blown out, you need a new career.

  • @dstrctpack
    @dstrctpack 26 days ago +2

    The hand grab behind the neck gave me Bane "Do you feel in charge?" vibes.

  • @MS-tz6fu
    @MS-tz6fu 26 days ago +3

    CC is the WNBA

  • @christopherwelch192
    @christopherwelch192 26 days ago +2

    Always good to see someone representing their state. Sophie standing on business saying "show me" MFer! "Show me"!

  • @SavageMan2185
    @SavageMan2185 26 days ago +6

    In Football if a Defender Burps with a 3 yard radius of Patrick Mahomes there's a Flag or an Ejection. Open season on CC & it's Criminal! 😡🙏😡

  • @liia9736
    @liia9736 26 days ago +2

    the irony of college bb being more professional than 'professional' bb league.

  • @ragethesystem91
    @ragethesystem91 26 days ago +5

    Sophie is not a goon though, she's just really tough player that sticks up for her teammates. I didn't know that she has a martial arts background either, so the clinch made sense. Based on that, she could probably step to anyone in the league.

    • @OskarasNauseda
      @OskarasNauseda 25 days ago

      she was a kicker too football in highschool after the kicker tore his acl

  • @alipotter0613
    @alipotter0613 26 days ago +2

    Sophie, or should we call her 'Crazy 8', is handling the aftermath as the refs are doing literally ZERO.

  • @_CatBug_
    @_CatBug_ 26 days ago +4

    As an old head, I enjoy physical plays in every sport. We've gotten soft. However, blatantly targeting players in the open court or field should be immediately handled with. I love Marina Mabrey, but that should've been a flagrant 2 with how the tensions were going. It should've never gotten to the point where Sophie had to handle business.

    • @heroby_default
      @heroby_default 25 days ago

      This is a sincere question, not a troll... so there is no sarcasm when I ask this. But what exactly do you "love" about Marina Mabrey? I've heard several people say this. She's dirty. She's been dirty everywhere she's played. Then she stands on the sideline after knowing what she did and just gloats and laughs about it. That's not sportsmanship. This isn't the first time she's dusted it up with the Fever. She did when she was with Chicago and Connecticut last season.

    • @_CatBug_
      @_CatBug_ 25 days ago

      ​@heroby_default She's always been the enforcer. She used to play better defense, in my opinion, and that's what made me like her. I dont think shes dirty. She plays hard. Dirty players are the Chennedy Carters of the world. Marina isn't one to back down.

  • @3deezy21
    @3deezy21 26 days ago +1

    First time homies ever worn a Panthers jersey in his life 🙄

  • @elijones7927
    @elijones7927 26 days ago +4

    Teammates need to STEP UP or this is going to keep happening

  • @robertokeefe2357
    @robertokeefe2357 25 days ago +1

    The Fever are actually turning the games into family outings .Enjoying the bonding as a family .The entire Fever org is a
    Class act top to bottom .Parents are comfortable with there kids watching and learning and DREAMING all the possibilities

  • @KerryRodrigue-u9i
    @KerryRodrigue-u9i 26 days ago +6

    I thought the WNBA was all about Social Justice, that's what you got when the Fever responded to all the physical play by; CC shooting a 3pt over JS and Sophie's take down foul of JS, in the absence of competent officiating, business will get handled! The Fever used Behavior Modification 101 strategy to make a point! 😎😎😎

    • @edhorton2766
      @edhorton2766 25 days ago +1

      If you noticed, it was a controlled take down. She was not trying to hurt Sheldon, but she sure did send a clear message.

  • @Superfly55
    @Superfly55 26 days ago +1

    Ordered my #8 sophie jersey solely because of this play 🤣🤣💪

  • @jb-fw5qw
    @jb-fw5qw 26 days ago +15

    Howard and Boston should be ashamed. this is the second time for Boston to do nothing.

    • @garythompson8867
      @garythompson8867 26 days ago +5

      Not her nature, she is OK, leave her be

    • @andrewpeli9019
      @andrewpeli9019 26 days ago

      Boston already has a tech this season getting involved for CC. The black community can be absolutely sideways about stuff like this. Boston standing up for CC will catch her smoke and define her in a way that she clearly doesn't want. It's sad and ugly, but true. Anyone who says black people can't be racist don't have their eyes open.

    • @karencarlisle2887
      @karencarlisle2887 26 days ago +3

      Howard is trash. She hugged Mabrey

    • @talldreamyopposum
      @talldreamyopposum 26 days ago +1

      Boston too soft stop expecting her to be like that

    • @alexhoffee1865
      @alexhoffee1865 26 days ago +1

      @@karencarlisle2887Natasha doesn’t like CC and thinks she should be the MVP.

  • @Bong310
    @Bong310 26 days ago +2

    Sophie stood on business that wrap up after was legendary

  • @Tygermetal
    @Tygermetal 26 days ago +13

    No disrespect, but these are the best women’s ball highlights I’ve ever seen.

    • @Kash_Munni
      @Kash_Munni 26 days ago +2

      Last 2 games, 3 3's in 38 seconds....lmfao!

    • @samhugh4965
      @samhugh4965 26 days ago +1

      Then you should have seen the Liberty/Fever game. No cheap shots, just some amazing ball. CC drilled 3 logo 3s in 38 seconds.

  • @bentleybumpin6129
    @bentleybumpin6129 25 days ago

    The Fever court looks like a NASCAR. All the advertisements on the floor!!!!

  • @johncruise1228
    @johncruise1228 26 days ago +4

    Sophie ,jerseys are sold out ,after last night

  • @Matt-df8kd
    @Matt-df8kd 22 days ago

    NEVER let someone disrespect you 💪🏻💪🏻 Great job Sophie

  • @LifesAdventures13
    @LifesAdventures13 26 days ago +9

    I didn’t know Sophie was a Black Belt by 6 years old, that’s badass! And even if she doesn’t train anymore, you don’t forget how to use your body or sit on a punch. Which most men don’t even know how to do.

  • @MareZ777
    @MareZ777 26 days ago +2

    Sophie goin BEAST MODE 🥊🥊

  • @joemacias2360
    @joemacias2360 26 days ago +4

    Caitlin Clark is missing from the Commissioner's Cup poster. Also her stats are missing from the ESPN website and the WNBA website. She should be near the top in almost every category except rebounding where she is mid.

    • @HH-le1vi
      @HH-le1vi 26 days ago +1

      Shes a PG. She's not going to have great rebound stats.

    • @giuseppemontego8479
      @giuseppemontego8479 26 days ago +2

      I think that is just a qualification thing. Like, in baseball, to qualify for the batting title, you need to average 3.1 plate appearances per game. I think it is similar in basketball, you're not going to be on the leaders if you don't "qualify". Now, that Caitlin is back from injury, she will soon meet the minimum threshold and be considered the league leader in assists (for example).
      I just looked it up and you need to be in 58/82 to qualify in the NBA. So approximately 70% of games. Caitlin has played in 6/11 (~55%). She'll qualify after 17 or 18 games (as long as she doesn't miss additional games in the meantime). That presumes the WNBA has the same basic qualifying standards as the NBA - which seems very likely.

    • @RobertMirrey
      @RobertMirrey 26 days ago

      @@giuseppemontego8479 that only works if she is missing from alll stats but she is number 2 on assists missing from the points where she should also be number 2

  • @roddyroddy3000
    @roddyroddy3000 25 days ago

    "Cuz they're talking about holding out"
    *hides laughter 🤣

  • @CFA-fg4pp
    @CFA-fg4pp 26 days ago +4

    The WNBA should make a 4 point shooting line about 3 feet away from the three-point line that would bring in millions more viewers.

  • @stevdell
    @stevdell 26 days ago +2

    That’s not a rivalry that’s a target it happens when you got no answer for an opponent you go cheap

  • @kristinmarra7005
    @kristinmarra7005 26 days ago +4

    CC weight trained daily in the off season. It’s showing

    • @edhorton2766
      @edhorton2766 25 days ago

      She also worked hard with her foot work and mid range shot selection.

  • @ChristianTheRonin
    @ChristianTheRonin 25 days ago

    Pat almost broke character mentioning the CBA stance they threatened to take 😂😂😂