Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham made 41.9% from three-point shots this season. However, her podcast comments about heckling drew more media attention than her stats. A'ja Wilson stood at the center of the debate.

Her comments attracted attention when Clay Travis, the founder of Outkick and a media personality, backed Cunningham for becoming the future WNBA commissioner following her criticism of the players who overreacted to a fan’s pointing in Game 2.

"Okay, bravo, Sophie Cunningham. I'm endorsing you as the next commissioner of the WNBA because what the WNBA needs is just some basic common sense," Travis said.

Wilson got a technical foul on September 29 in Game 2 of the first round when, with four minutes left and Indiana ahead 90-79, she gestured back at a fan who had gestured at her after Cunningham was called for blocking.

The fan remained in the arena after security found no breach of the Code of Conduct.

The commissioner's address originated from what Cunningham mentioned on the No Hesitation Show this past Saturday.

She contended that players desire equality and larger audiences, and cannot complain when new fans act like usual sports fans.

"We yell from the rooftops that we want equality, that we want to be treated like the men, that we want all this stuff and we deserve all these things. And we do," Cunningham said on the No Hesitation Show.

Cunningham supported her stance using her experience, where she noted that she took some criticism concerning her personality for about two seasons. Wilson later claimed that she was human, made no apology, and that the time became a distraction.

The criticism did not end there, as the podcast went on to criticize the league for its treatment of Wilson.

Sophie Cunningham Presses Double Standard Argument Over A'ja Wilson's Discipline

Cunningham's opinions on discipline were more forceful than her remarks about the crowd. She contended that Wilson's status shielded her from repercussions, using a sharp comparison to support her claim.

"She's like the LeBron James of our league, and so of course they're not going to suspend her," Cunningham said on the No Hesitation Show on Saturday.

"I definitely think there's a double standard. We wanted her to play, I think that makes for good basketball," Cunningham added during the same episode.

The officials could have had a tougher decision, because entering the space occupied by the spectators could lead to ejection rather than just a technical foul, while the WNBA did not intervene following that incident.

She was able to play in Game 3, where she scored 36 points and 10 rebounds in the Aces' 94-83 win, ending Indiana's season. 

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