The claim is false.
Sophie Cunningham is not retiring from the WNBA, despite a viral social media post claiming Caitlin Clark gave her a “proper farewell” after the Indiana Fever’s regular-season finale against the Minnesota Lynx.
Lead Stories previously checked a similar retirement claim involving Cunningham in August and found no evidence that she had announced plans to leave the WNBA. There has been no retirement announcement from Cunningham or the Fever. She is on Indiana’s roster for its first-round playoff game against the Las Vegas Aces. The rumor started with an X post claiming Clark had spoken about Cunningham’s supposed final WNBA regular-season game. “We wanted to give Sophie a proper farewell in her final WNBA regular-season game of her career. I wish Sophie nothing but the best as she begins the next chapter of her life. Those words did not come from Clark. Cunningham is preparing for the playoffs with Indiana.
The Fever will face the Las Vegas Aces in Game 1 of their first-round series on September 27.
“She hasn’t told us much about what’s next, but I could definitely see her working at the U.N. and advocating for women’s rights.
