Cunningham was set to play the New York Liberty
Phoenix Mercury guard Sophie Cunningham turned heads once again with her pregame outfit ahead of the team’s matchup against the New York Liberty on Monday.
The Mercury posted a slo-mo video of Cunningham entering the Footprint Arena locker room ahead of the game with a caption straight from the show "Love Island."
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Sophie Cunningham, #9 of the Phoenix Mercury, arrives at the arena before the game against the New York Liberty on Aug. 26, 2024 at Footprint Center in Phoenix. (Kate Frese/NBAE via Getty Images)
"This week a hot new bombshell enters the villa," the team wrote on X.
It did not appear everyone was on board, as the team has not exactly gotten off to a hot start following the team’s return to action from the Olympic break.
this week a hot new bombshell enters the villa pic.twitter.com/iNaeMPcjv2
— Phoenix Mercury (@PhoenixMercury) August 27, 2024
Their team is sexualizing them
— me not caring (@theone04824) August 27, 2024
The irony and hypocrisy in 2024 is strong!
— ALL THEY SAW WAS ☔️ 🐟 (OTC) (@patsking17) August 27, 2024
But can she hoop? pic.twitter.com/Xdy50voPy3
— Charlie Quinn (@CharlieQuinnMMA) August 27, 2024
But it's about Basketball right??
— AG (@AG_NBA_X) August 27, 2024
More attention to the drama of the WNBA and what the women are wearing then actually Hooping...
WNBA’s marketing plan is building around Caitlin Clark and a bunch of dimes in the rest of the league. I see the vision https://t.co/mrngwXAn5w
— kyle (@knicks_tape99) August 28, 2024
The WNBA finally turning heel to WWE Divas should be studied https://t.co/ZAIHNeRPXN
— Kobe 4VER (@TeufelTitan09) August 28, 2024
The Mercury lost to the Liberty on Monday 84-70. They are 3-3 since the league started up again. Cunningham had three points in the game.
Sophie Cunningham, #9 of the Phoenix Mercury, warms up before the game against the New York Liberty on Aug. 26, 2024 at Footprint Center in Phoenix. (Kate Frese/NBAE via Getty Images)
Phoenix Mercury players Sophie Cunningham, #9, and Brittney Griner, #42, interact during the WNBA All-Star Game Skills Challenge at Footprint Center in Phoenix on Friday, July 19, 2024. (Joe Rondone/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK)
The former Missouri standout is averaging 7.7 points per game in 31 appearances for Phoenix. She’s shooting 42% from the floor and 37% from 3-point range.
Phoenix is likely to make the playoffs this season, barring a complete disaster at the end of the season. The Mercury are in sixth place in the WNBA standings – two games up in the win column over the Indiana Fever. The top eight teams make the postseason.
The team has nine games left in the regular season, which ends on Sept. 19 for them.
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Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.
