“I’m going to protect my teammates. That’s what I do. I’m a team player, so it’s all good.” Those were Sophie Cunningham’s words back in June after she got ejected against the Connecticut Sun for shoving Jacy Sheldon in retaliation for poking Caitlin Clark’s eye earlier in the game. Fast forward to tonight, and fate took a cruel turn. Indiana’s self-proclaimed protector left the court in tears against the very same Sun, clutching her knee. And the early reports on her injury? Let’s just say they don’t sound pretty.

Early in the second quarter on Sunday, with just over 8 minutes to go, things took a turn for the worse. As Bria Hartley tried to make a pass, she landed awkwardly on Sophie Cunningham’s right knee. The Fever guard dropped to the floor in clear pain and had to be helped off by

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