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Sophie Cunningham was alleged to have had an affair with Phoenix Suns CEO Josh Bartelstein in a lawsuit filed by a Suns employee. Cunningham’s name was mentioned in a lawsuit filed by Gene Traylor, who accused Cornelius Craig, the team’s head of security and risk management, of misconduct.
Traylor also claimed that Craig said Bartelstein was having an affair with Cunningham when she was a part of the Phoenix Mercury.
Cunningham was quick to deny the allegations, calling Traylor’s statements “untrue and extremely hurtful.” She also said her main focus was on the WNBA season.
Jason Whitlock reacted to the former Phoenix Mercury guard’s message on X.
“Good stuff,” he wrote.
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The Suns also dismissed the allegations as "false". Stacey Mitch, the team's Senior Vice President of Communications, said in a Forbes interview:
“The recent reports concerning Josh Bartelstein and Sophie Cunningham are entirely false and morally reprehensible. Let’s be clear about the origin of these claims.”
The Phoenix Mercury drafted Cunningham in the second round in 2019. She stayed with the team until this year, when she was sent to the Indiana Fever in a four-team trade.
Fans react to Jason Whitlock’s comment about Sophie Cunningham
Jason Whitlock has over 850,000 followers on X. It did not take long before his tweet gained traction among fans.
“Jason wishes this was true lmao,” one fan said.
“For someone that likes to question these types of things, surprised you are taking this at face value," another fan commented.
@ANTHONY_WhatIf continued:
“You believed the allegations quickly against Joy Taylor, but as soon as Crocodile Dundee puts out a published statement you eat it up as truth like a Texas fair's cotton candy!”
@StandardCause commented:
“Weird tweet.”
As for Cunningham, she has not yet played a competitive game for the Fever. She twisted her ankle in a preseason clash and has missed the Fever's first two games. She is, however, expected to return soon. Cunningham has been listed as questionable for Thursday's game against the Atlanta Dream.
