Sports Illustrated really said this about Sophie Cunningham getting clotheslined

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Did you all see this?

So did S.I.

Why did Sophie deserve this?

Well, your guess is as good as mine.

You get the idea. But let's at least see what S.I. had to say.

First off, they changed the headline:

And then they made the article about Sophie being an enforcer (someone who fouls people for hurting Caitlin Clark) — not "anti-trans," as many had assumed.

Here's the article:

Toward the end of the Fever - Sun game in June 2025, Cunningham was chasing down Jacy Sheldon (who now happens to play for the Sky) and wrapped her arms around Sheldon in a wrestling-type move to prevent her from attempting a layup.

So, because this happened to a random girl who poked Caitlin Clark in the eye and now plays for the Sky ...

... Then this, more than a year later, from a completely different player who wasn't even at that other game, is karma?

Yeah, the karma isn't because of Sophie's comments on the unfairness of trans athletes in women's sports. It's because of a random play that happened between Sophie and some random player more than a year ago.

Got it, S.I.


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