When WNBA stars take to the microphone, you know the drama is about to heat up. Sophie Cunningham, the sharpshooting guard for the Indiana Fever, recently weighed in on a viral moment involving Chicago Sky star Angel Reese—and she didn't hold back.
It all started during the first round of the NBA Playoffs. Angel Reese's current boyfriend, Orlando Magic center Wendell Carter Jr., found himself matched up against her rumored ex, Detroit Pistons big man Jalen Duren. During Game 1, Carter Jr. threw down a dunk over Duren, and Reese was quick to share the highlight on her Instagram Story. The internet, of course, ate it up.
But not everyone was laughing along. On her podcast Show Me Something, Cunningham weighed in on the public display. After watching the clip, she said, "Something had to have happened for [Reese] to keep, I don't know, wanting to embarrass him in some way." Her co-host, West Wilson, countered that maybe nothing happened at all. Cunningham fired back: "But then move on! Worry about the current boyfriend."
For context, Reese and Duren were rumored to have had a brief fling back in the summer of 2024, though neither ever confirmed it. Meanwhile, her relationship with Wendell Carter Jr. has been much more public. The Magic star attended her 23rd birthday party in May 2025, and he confirmed their romance to FanDuel later that November. "That's my girl, though. We locked in for sure," he said at the time.
In the end, Duren may have had the last laugh. Despite losing the viral dunk battle, his Pistons rallied from a 3-1 series deficit to knock out Carter Jr. and the Magic in seven games. Detroit now faces the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Semifinals.
And as for the social media shade? Well, in the world of sports and love, it seems nothing is off the table—especially when the cameras are rolling.
