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Sophie Cunningham Ties Fever Future to Pay at Clark’s ANNIKA Pro-Am

Her on-course remark highlights unresolved WNBAWNBPA talks that keep free agency on hold.

Overview

  • Indiana teammates Sophie Cunningham and Lexie Hull served as celebrity caddies for Caitlin Clark at The ANNIKA pro-am in Belleair, Florida, with Golf Channel providing live coverage.
  • When a fan urged them to re-sign with the Fever, Cunningham answered, "Tell them to pay us," a pointed reference to the league’s collective bargaining negotiations.
  • The WNBA and players union extended their Oct. 31 deadline for a new CBA, with revenue sharing at the center of the dispute and no public breakthrough announced.
  • Cunningham is an unrestricted free agent while Hull is restricted, and Cunningham has voiced that her choice hinges on better pay and greater contract control under the next agreement.
  • Cunningham later shanked a tee shot into the gallery with no injury reported; in a separate report, a man at the event appeared to have been duped by a social-media impersonator claiming to be her boyfriend.