Sophie Cunningham shows off tight bond with Caitlin Clark, Lexie Hull through cheeky pre-game outfit

Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham is gelling quite nicely with her new teammates this season and her pre-game outfit before Sunday s matchup against the Las Vegas Aces proves that point Her shirt in particular had quite the cheeky message of just how tight she is with a certain duo Cunningham who has not long ago seen her popularity in the WNBA grow after defending Caitlin Clark on the court against the Connecticut Sun donned a shirt with herself Clark and fellow guard Lexie Hull on it with the words Tres Leches printed as well CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM Tres Leches translates from Spanish to Three Milks as we stated quite the cheeky message from Cunningham However in the spirit of athletes showcasing their endorsement and bond with teammates Cunningham leaves no reason to doubt how much she loves her women in the locker room on and off the court She was also doing it with her words in recent months as she spoke in fiery fashion to reporters about having to physically defend Clark this past Tuesday against Sun players She called out the WNBA and its referees for not protecting Clark SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM CALLS OUT WNBA REFS FOR NOT PROTECTING CAITLIN CLARK AFTER STARTING FIGHT TO PROTECT HERShe got into a physical altercation with Jacy Sheldon after the latter poked Clark in the eye which promptly led to a skirmish when Marina Mabrey shoved the reigning WNBA Rookie of the Year onto the hardwood Cunningham Sheldon and Sun guard Lindsay Allen were ejected from the challenge with about seconds left after Cunningham fouled Sheldon hard underneath the basket on a fast break During that it was just part of the championship Cunningham advised reporters I think the refs had a lot to do with that It was a build-up for a couple years now of them just not protecting the star competitor of the WNBA At the end of the day I'm going to protect my teammates That's what I do Last season while Clark was current rookie and league records there was a lot of debate about whether the league was protecting her on the court as teams got very physical with her to potentially disrupt her challenge Since Cunningham joined the Fever this season she has been vocal even on the sidelines when Clark or any of her teammates are getting roughed up Additionally when she has checked into the meeting Cunningham is sure to step between anyone who is messing with her teammates as evident during the incidents with Clark As a product of being a good teammate to one of the league s faces Cunningham s popularity has skyrocketed and that shows in her social media following She had fewer than followers on TikTok prior to last Tuesday s match against the Sun She now has million and counting on that platform On Instagram the number was more than and it now stands at more than If Cunningham was not already showing herself as the Fever s enforcer enough she has the credentials to back it up as she is a black belt in Taekwondo Cunningham and the Fever though want to win games as well as make a physical declaration when needed They have dropped back-to-back games now after losing to the Aces on Sunday when she had nine points six rebounds and one assist over minutes Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter