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<\/p>\nSophie Cunningham put on her big girl pants and hard hat, and ventured into Canada for the first time in her life Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
That’s right. Canada. More specifically, Toronto. What a patriot!<\/p>\n
It can be the Wild Wild West when you go North of the Border. I love Canadians. Nicest people in the world. But, still, you never know what you’re gonna get up there when it comes to politics.<\/p>\n
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Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham celebrates a blocked shot in the second half against the New York Liberty at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind., on Aug. 11, 2026. (IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect)<\/p>\n
Anyway, Cunningham was mercilessly booed <\/a>every time she touched the basketball in Tuesday’s game \u2014 presumably because she said men don’t belong in girls’ locker rooms \u2014 and responded by hitting all three 3-pointers she took, helping the Fever to a 101-95 win.<\/p>\n SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM SENDS BLUNT MESSAGE TO BOOING, TRANS FLAG-WAVING WNBA CROWD AFTER DRILLING SHOT<\/a><\/p>\n After the game, she made it a point to shout out the Tempo crowd \u2014 unprompted. Instead of crying about it, she embraced it.<\/p>\n What a breath of fresh air:<\/p>\n \u00a0Another win for Sophie Cunningham<\/p>\n “I want to shout out the Tempo crowd and the city,” she said. “We’ve had so much fun. The crowd was absolutely amazing. I think that\u2019s what sports is all about. You\u2019re going to get boos and you\u2019re going to get cheers.”<\/p>\n Cunningham also had some … interesting … comments directly after the final buzzer:<\/p>\n “The Big Three are going to do their thing every night,” she said. “Like I said, I’m just gonna come, have some fun, maybe inspire some young girls to come beat me one day.”<\/p>\n She’s just such a normal person, and that’s becoming increasingly rare in today’s world \u2014 especially when you’re talking about the WNBA.<\/p>\n Don’t think I didn’t notice that little smirk right after she said that, either. I noticed. We all noticed.<\/p>\n ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW!<\/a><\/p>\n Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham reacts against the Atlanta Dream during the fourth quarter at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Ga., on Aug. 16, 2026. (IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect)<\/p>\n Back to the crowd …<\/p>\n It is amazing that they were apparently so offended by what Cunningham said, that they felt the need to boo her on every play. Again, just to put that into the proper context, here’s what Sophie told ESPN a month ago that started this whole mess:<\/p>\n “I got a lot of negative feedback about me hating trans. And I\u2019m like, \u2018I never once said that.\u2019 I think that I am here to extend love. But I also think with that love is truth, being honest. And I want to protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn\u2019t have to go against biological men.”<\/p>\n Sophie Cunningham of the Indiana Fever arrives at Scotiabank Arena ahead of a WNBA game against the Toronto Tempo on Aug. 18, 2026, in Toronto, Canada. (Getty Images)<\/p>\n![\"Sophie](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sophie-cunningham-indiana-fever-atlanta-dream.jpg\")
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