{"id":132090,"date":"2025-08-09T15:59:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T15:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/132090\/"},"modified":"2025-08-09T15:59:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T15:59:17","slug":"sophie-cunningham-and-lexie-hull-turn-heads-in-viral-howdy-cowboy-looks-amid-fever-blowout-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/132090\/","title":{"rendered":"Sophie Cunningham and Lexie Hull Turn Heads in Viral \u201cHowdy Cowboy\u201d Looks Amid Fever Blowout Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"

The WNBA has seen its fair share of bizarre fan behavior and viral moments this season, but no one is flipping the script better than Sophie Cunningham.<\/p>\n

After being infamously struck by a sexually explicit toy thrown from the stands during a road loss to the Los Angeles Sparks earlier this week, the Indiana Fever forward didn\u2019t sulk. Instead, she is staging a cheeky and calculated PR pivot, leaning into humor, charisma, and a bit of provocative flair to reclaim the narrative.<\/p>\n

And now, she has brought backup.<\/p>\n

Cunningham and Hull Go Full Rodeo Glam in Viral Pregame Fit<\/p>\n

Ahead of Thursday night\u2019s game in Phoenix, Sophie Cunningham and her Fever teammate Lexie Hull stepped out of their team hotel looking like they were headed to a WNBA honky-tonk rather than a basketball court. Dressed in matching yellow \u201cHowdy Cowboy\u201d crop tops and light denim bottoms, Cunningham in classic Daisy Dukes and Hull in a miniskirt, the duo strutted into PHX Arena in a confident display of unity, sass, and maybe a little protest chic.<\/p>\n

Cunningham opted for black cowboy boots, while Hull rocked red. The duo\u2019s twin looks were so striking that even the Indiana Fever\u2019s official Instagram<\/a>, in a shared post with the WNBA, couldn\u2019t resist the caption:<\/p>\n

\u201cseeing double <\/p>\n

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\u2026 Lexie Hull & Sophie Cunningham popped out in matching fits for tonight\u2019s game in Phoenix <\/p>\n

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\u201d<\/p>\n

It was a clever aesthetic statement that instantly set social media ablaze.<\/p>\n

WNBA Toy-Throwing Controversy Reaches Boiling Point<\/p>\n

The Fever\u2019s rising star, Cunningham, has been at the center of one of the season\u2019s most bizarre controversies: fan-thrown R-rated toys. During Indiana\u2019s Tuesday night loss to the Los Angeles Sparks, one such item landed on the court near Cunningham, even after tweeted<\/a> about the disgusting WNBA game trend right now:<\/p>\n

\u201cStop throwing d****s on the court.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rather than allow the vulgarity to define her, Cunningham fired back with a stream of self-deprecating social media posts and, on her off-day, an exuberant solo TikTok dance filmed in her Phoenix home. Yes, she still lives there despite being traded to Indiana last offseason. She also moonlights as a Suns analyst in the offseason. Multi-talented queen.<\/p>\n

But Thursday\u2019s twin-themed fashion moment officially turned damage control into full-on pop culture performance art.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the Fashion Was the Highlight<\/p>\n

Despite the viral hype and fanfare, the Fever\u2019s performance on the court didn\u2019t match the heat of their outfits. The Phoenix Mercury handed Indiana a brutal 90\u201365 beatdown in what many dubbed the \u201cDeWanna Bonner Revenge Game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Caitlin Clark, still sidelined with her second groin injury of the 2025 season, did not play and has yet to comment on the night\u2019s events, on or off the court. With the Fever\u2019s five-game win streak now snapped and their star player still in street clothes, morale looked shaky heading into the end of their four-game road trip.<\/p>\n

WNBA Fans Are Eating It Up\u2026 and Tearing It Down<\/p>\n

As expected, reactions to the matching \u201cHowdy Cowboy\u201d look were loud, lusty, and divided.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnapologetically a Fever fan,\u201d one person commented.<\/p>\n

\u201cDidn\u2019t know it snowed in Phoenix,\u201d joked another, presumably referencing the icy-hot combo of the duo\u2019s style and demeanor.<\/p>\n

\u201cYo maybe the WNBA isn\u2019t so bad<\/p>\n

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\u201d someone else wrote, perhaps capturing the attention of a new type of viewer.<\/p>\n

Others, however, criticized the moment, saying:<\/p>\n

\u201cTheir own team and fans sexualize them to the max and they are so happy, you can\u2019t be more hollow.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another person added,\u00a0\u201cGot they ass beat, Mercury don\u2019t care nothing bout that\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

Still, one commenter pointed out a hilarious twist in team dynamics:<\/p>\n

\u201cSophie looks more like Lexie\u2019s sister in this picture than Laci does and Laci is her identical twin <\/p>\n

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lmao\u201d<\/p>\n

Best Friends or Competition? Both<\/p>\n

Though Cunningham and Hull have technically been battling for minutes, with Hull being benched when Cunningham was inserted into the starting lineup in Clark\u2019s absence, the duo appear closer than ever. Thursday\u2019s twinning moment solidified a strong bond that goes beyond rotations and stats.<\/p>\n

On the court, both have been crucial to Indiana\u2019s 17-13 record prior to Thursday\u2019s blowout. Cunningham is averaging 8.0 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.0 steals per game. Hull is putting up 6.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game.<\/p>\n

Friendship, not friction, seems to be their answer to adversity.<\/p>\n

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