Let’s rewind to June 18, 2025. Things got heated in the Fever–Sun matchup when Sophie Cunningham and Jacy Sheldon went at it in the fourth quarter. In the final minute, Cunningham pulled Sheldon down by the head on a hard foul, sparking a bench-clearing scuffle. Sheldon and Lindsay Allen charged at her, and before long, all three were ejected. It was already a chippy game—Sheldon had poked Caitlin Clark in the eye before—which only added fuel to the fire and made the whole scene blow up even more.

Fast forward to August 17, 2025—the Fever edged out the Sun 99-93 in overtime, but Sophie Cunningham’s night ended painfully. She went down in the second quarter after Bria Hartley crashed into her right knee, forcing her to clutch it before collapsing near the baseline.After the game, Sophie’s

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