"BLACK BELT BARBIE is here to stay": Fever fans go gaga as Sophie Cunningham's fame skyrockets after dramatic scuffle 

WNBA: Connecticut Sun at Indiana Fever - Source: Imagn
WNBA fans react to Sophie Cunningham's jersey selling out following intense Fever-Sun game (Image credit: Imagn)

On Tuesday, the Indiana Fever picked up an 88-71 win over the Connecticut Sun. Throughout the game, tempers flared. In the third quarter, Caitlin Clark, Jacy Sheldon and Marina Mabrey were involved in a shoving match, and they all picked up technical fouls.

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With less than a minute left, Sophie Cunningham was at the heart of another shoving match. As Sheldon drove to the basket on a fastbreak, Cunningham fouled her, sending the Sun guard to the ground.

When Sheldon got back to her feet, tempers flared, which led to the two, and Lindsay Allen, being ejected.

Sun fans started a petition to have Cunningham removed from the league, but that has not stopped her popularity from skyrocketing, with her jersey sold out on the Fever's website on Wednesday.

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Fans reacted to the news on X.

"BLACK BELT BARBIE is here to stay," a fan tweeted.
"Her IG follows and comments also doing some numbers," one fan wrote.
"I’ve seen enough, get her a statue outside the stadium," another fan wrote.
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Here are more fan reactions:

"The fans have spoken. Are you listening WNBA?" one fan said.
"see what happens when you stand up for the goat," another fan commented.
"I know, I was too late. @FeverTeamStore stock them up!" a fan wrote.

These two teams are set to collide two more times before the end of the season.

Connecticut Sun coach Rachid Meziane takes aim at Sophie Cunningham for "completely stupid" play

While Indiana Fever fans have been throwing their support behind Sophie Cunningham, Connecticut Sun coach Rachid Meziane fired a shot at her.

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During the postgame press conference, Meziane blasted Cunningham for her hard foul on Jacy Sheldon. He felt it was unnecessary as the Fever were up 17 with less than a minute left.

"I did not understand," Meziane said. "When you are winning the game by 17 points and you are doing this, to me, stupid foul — this is just disrespectful and I do not know how Lindsey and Jacy get ejected from the game when they did nothing.
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"For me, it's just disrespectful to do that foul when you're winning the game by 17 points. Completely stupid."

The league hasn't decided whether any of the players involved will be suspended. However, players typically get hit with fines for receiving technical and flagrant fouls.

The next two meetings of the Fever and Sun will be on July 15 and Aug. 17, with Connecticut hosting both games.

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Edited by Victor Ramon Galvez
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