Sophie Cunningham Outshines Caitlin Clark in Fever Apparel Challenge
Indiana Fever stars Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham are probably missing each other right about now.
These two spent every day together for many months in 2025, once the Fever's preseason training camp began. It was clear that Clark and Cunningham quickly acclimated to each other after Cunningham was traded to the Fever in the last offseason. Unfortunately, the two didn't get to spend much time together on the court, given that both players spent much of the season injured. Cunninngham missed time early on with ankle injuries and then suffered a season-ending knee injury on August 17, and Clark only played in 13 games because of various soft tissue injuries.
But if anything, this strengthened the bond that Clark and Cunningham had, as they were both surely in the training room a lot together. They certainly were seen on the bench, leading the team's cheerleading and support efforts of the Fever made their improbable run to Game 5 of the WNBA Semifinals before losing to the Las Vegas Aces.
Now the 2025 season is over. And while Clark is still primarily in Indianapolis, Cunningham is back in Arizona as she awaits WNBA free agency to figure out whether she'll be headed back to the Fever or playing for another team in 2026. The good news is that the two reunited briefly in Florida in November, as Cunningham worked as Clark's celebrity caddie at The Annika LPGA Pro-Am golf event.
Sophie Cunningham Gets the Best of Caitlin Clark in Fever Game
While they're not in season right now, this doesn't mean Clark and Cunningham can't compete. And this was shown by a series of posts from the Fever's social media account, where they asked players to blindly order four Fever hats based on how they were placed in a wooden box beneath them that they couldn't see.
The Fever account posted Cunningham's attempt on December 4, and Cunningham somehow managed to nail the order on her very first try.
"You're lying! Are you kidding? Wait, what are the odds?" Cunningham said when learning she nailed the order. "I'm that great!"
in one try 😏
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) December 4, 2025
match the hats without looking with Sophie Cunningham. pic.twitter.com/XqSZaas0Oc
The Fever posted Clark's attempt on December 20. While it was a valiant effort, No. 22 ultimately got the order right in 30 seconds, which was a far cry from Cunningham's first try. Her reaction to hearing it took her 30 seconds was, "No!" as if she knew Cunningham had beaten her.
match the hats with Caitlin Clark 🧢👀 pic.twitter.com/UjrtPvksmb
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) December 20, 2025
In case it might make Clark feel any better, her Fever teammate Lexie Hull got her order correct in 34 seconds, which means that Clark had her beat.
But given Clark's competitive nature, she is probably not content with coming in second place to her friend.
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Grant Young covers Women’s Basketball, the Indiana Fever and the New York Mets for Sports Illustrated’s ‘On SI’ sites. He holds an MFA degree in creative writing from the University of San Francisco (USF), where he also graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing and played on USF’s Division I baseball team for five years. However, he now prefers Angel Reese to Angels in the Outfield.
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