Mercury's Sophie Cunningham sparks fierce reaction on social media over pregame outfit
Cunningham was set to play the New York Liberty
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}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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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Sophie Cunningham, of the Mercury, arrives at Footprint Center in Phoenix before the game against the New York Liberty on Aug. 26, 2024. (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.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}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 of the 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)
Mercury players Sophie Cunningham and Brittney Griner interact during the WNBA All-Star Game Skills Challenge at Footprint Center in Phoenix on 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.
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The team has nine games left in the regular season, which ends on Sept. 19 for them.
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