The 30th anniversary of the WNBA was supposed to be one of their biggest celebrations, but the latest controversy surrounding a poster that was supposed to feature the greats of the game has overshadowed everything. But it wasn’t just the fans who had something to say; the Indiana Fever forward Sophie Cunningham was also quite vocal about it.

Cunningham talked about the exclusion in the latest episode of her podcast, Show Me Something Sophie Cunningham & West Wilson on YouTube.

"It is a joke. This is why Cathy and the WNBA are getting lit up on social media because you are leaving out a generational — the best player to ever go to WNBA — on this roster. Honestly, if they were smart, they would market the s— out of some of us. They don't. That should be Caitlin Clark, that should be Kelsey Mitchell. That should be Aaliyah Boston. Like, why are we putting random players on there? I'm one of them," Cunningham said on her Podcast.

It becomes clear when you look at the statistics. Clark became the WNBA record holder for most assists in one season, with 337 in her first year, scoring 769 points and sinking 122 three pointers, which also were rookie records.

Also, the Fever set a record for the highest attendance per season in their own arena in 2024, all because of the "Caitlin Clark effect."

Clark's absence from the poster makes the whole situation even more controversial, because there were some other legends, such as Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, Candace Parker, Tamika Catchings, and Elena Delle Donne, whose names were omitted from the poster, too.

Many people wonder whether the whole selection process was based on any criteria. There has been no official statement by the WNBA regarding the criteria for selecting the names.

It is not only the WNBA 30th anniversary poster that keeps Sophie Cunningham in the spotlight of the situation.

Sophie Cunningham Explains the Story Behind Her Viral Finger-Pointing Moment

The controversial finger-pointing incident that she had with DeWanna Bonner from the Phoenix Mercury side during the Fever’s game on June 23 has garnered so much attention, and Cunningham has finally detailed everything about it.

In her Show Me Something Podcast, Cunningham revealed that it all began because of the officiating team’s inconsistency.

"I walked out there, and I was literally talking to the ref. I was like, 'Now Caitlin got one, but why didn't she get one?' Because if Caitlin's gonna get one, then she should have got one. It shouldn't have been one or the other," Cunningham said.

That's when Bonner pushed back. "And I was just kind of pointing, and she's like, 'Don't you point at me!' I was like, 'Oh, shouldn't have said that.' And I didn't say a word," Cunningham added on the same podcast.

She continued to point continuously for more than 20 seconds. Eventually, Cunningham and Bonner received double technical fouls, whereas Alyssa Thomas and Myisha Hines-Allen got their technicals too in that period.

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