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Indiana Fever fan favorite Sophie Cunningham appeared to celebrate her new contract that will keep her teammates with Caitlin Clark by being christened a second time.
After signing a one-year, $665,000 contract on Sunday, Cunningham posted a video on TikTok Tuesday of his coming-of-age baptism on Tuesday.
“I was baptized when I was little, but I felt a tug in my heart to do it on my terms as an adult! Such a fun, amazing day. Thank you Jesus,” she wrote.
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Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham reacts during a WNBA game against the Phoenix Mercury at PHX Arena in Phoenix, Arizona on August 7, 2025. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)
The trio of Clark, Cunningham and teammate Lexie Hull proved to be an effective and attractive force in popularity when they were all on the field at the same time last year. Along the way, they acquired a mysterious nickname on social media that they later adopted for themselves – “Tres Leches”, which translates from Spanish to “three milks” and refers to a popular Latin American sponge cake.
“We saw it on Twitter at one point and people ran with it,” Hull previously told Pakinomist Digital about the nickname. “It was fun.”
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Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham arrives before a game against the LA Sparks at Crypto.com Arena on August 5, 2025. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)
Cunningham gained fame and favor with Fever fans when she started an on-field altercation with opposing players to defend Clark last year.
During a game between the Fever and Connecticut on June 17, physicality boiled over into a brawl. After the sun guard Jacy Sheldon poked Clark in the eye and Sun colleague Marina Mabrey shoved Clark to the ground, Cunningham fouled Sheldon, setting off a fight on the field that resulted in three dismissals.
Now, Cunningham enters her second year in Indiana with the team expected to contend for a WNBA championship.
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Injured Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham, left, and guard Caitlin Clark play off the bench during the first half of a WNBA game against the Chicago Sky at the United Center in Chicago on June 7, 2025. (Kamil Krzaczynski/Imagn Images)
Cunningham is among a growing number of women’s basketball stars who are outwardly embracing Christianity and baptism.
Recent WNBA draft pick Azzi Fudd and fellow UConn star KK Arnold were reportedly named after their match in the women’s Final Four earlier this month, according to People.com.
