Sophie Cunningham Has Perfect Response to All-Star Three-Point Contest Snub

Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham addressed not participating in the WNBA All-Star Three-Point Content on social media.

Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham interacts with young basketball players | USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect

The WNBA announced the six participants for the 2026 WNBA All-Star Game Three-Point Contest on Tuesday.

Fans were quick to notice that Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham was not among those who could be participating in the contest, which will take place on Friday in Chicago.

Cunningham also took notice of this on Tuesday night and made her opinion about this snub clear with an X post.

"soooo what else is new with everyone?" Cunningham wrote in an X post that has since been deleted, which was a reply to another X post from Drew Hanlen that showed Cunningham and her teammate, Aliyah Boston, were leading the WNBA in three-point percentage among active, eligible players this season.

Hanlen's X post was captioned, "Second in the league in 3P% & not invited to the 3-Point Contest? They’re hating on you, @sophaller!"

Second in the league in 3P% & not invited to the 3-Point Contest? They’re hating on you, @sophaller! https://t.co/KJfoSWXDrm pic.twitter.com/pa9k9gXb6y

— Drew Hanlen (@DrewHanlen) July 21, 2026

This response from Cunningham was perfect, even though she decided to delete it. The fact that she let other people express their outrage for her and instead just called attention to the fact that she wasn't included was the perfect way to make her opinion known without coming off as desperate or overly upset about the decision.

Sophie Cunningham Deserves to Be Upset About Three-Point Contest Snub

It's certainly interesting that Cunningham didn't earn a spot in the three-point contest, especially because she has been elite from three-point range this season. And while the six participants (Rhyne Howard, Marina Mabrey, Azzi Fudd, Bridget Carleton, Natisha Hiedeman, and Janelle Salaun) are worthy of the honor, Cunningham's popularity would have brought some buzz to the event.

Cunningham has a right to be frustrated on merit alone, given she has been one of the league's best shooters.

There's no way of knowing the reason for the omission, but perhaps the WNBA was worried that having Cunningham participate in the three-point contest would cause too much of a stir due to the recent media coverage around her and decided it wasn't worth the attention.

Then again, the WNBA should not be scared of a stir. Especially because Cunningham would have brought a ton of eyeballs to an event that will perhaps no longer be a must tune-in, especially since Cunningham's teammate, star guard Caitlin Clark, decided against participating in the event.

Cunningham will likely be asked about this three-point contest snub between now and Friday, when the contest takes place. If that is indeed the case, it will be fascinating to see how diplomatic she is with her response, or if she makes her true opinion heard.

Knowing her, the safe bet is the latter, meaning people will be talking about Cunningham in relation to the contest, regardless of her not being a participant.