Fever's Sophie Cunningham slams critics who question teammate Caitlin Clark's WNBA impact: 'Literally dumb'

Sophie Cunningham put critics of second-year Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark on notice Cunningham dismissed the notion Clark is not the face of the WNBA It literally p---es me off when people are like 'She's not the face of the league ' Cunningham noted of her Indiana teammate during the first episode of the Show Me Something podcast We have a lot of badasses in our league and hell yeah I'm all for that but when people try to argue that she's not the face of our league or that our league would be where we're at without her you're dumb as s--- You're literally dumb as f--- CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMCunningham recalled her season with the Phoenix Mercury in her argument that Clark's star power led to harsher on-court medication from competitors during her rookie season I know the talks Phoenix had in their locker room of like 'We're going to show her what the W really is ' Cunningham revealed I get it to a certain extent Every rookie coming into the league that's how you're going to treat them But there's just more for her It's her second year Now being on her club and seeing it I'm like 'What are people doing ' It's just too much SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM OPENS UP ON EX-TEAM'S RESTORATION OF CAITLIN CLARK AND INFAMOUS FIGHT THAT CHIPPED HER TOOTHThis isn't the first time Cunningham has come to Clark's defense She intervened earlier this season during an on-court altercation between Clark and Sun players Jacy Sheldon and Marina Mabrey Clark has generally dismissed ideas that other WNBA players zero in on her despite outcry from chosen fans about the perceived lack of calls from referees in favor of the Fever guard Last season she did suggest she faced an atypical level of physicality from opponents I think everybody is physical with me They get away with things that maybe other people don t get away with Clark revealed in according to The Associated Press It s tough but that s just the fact of the matter Clark added that the physical style of play is part of competition This is a very physical challenge and you re going to get pressure This is professional basketball It is what it is honestly she disclosed Earlier this month Clark's fellow WNBA players voted her the league's ninth-best guard Clark has played in just games this season due to multiple injuries She is averaging points per contest a meager points below her average in Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter