Sophie Cunningham Tooth Broken Chipped Caitlin Clark
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Sophie Cunningham is the perfect example of how physicality in the WNBA should not be underestimated. She got clowned by Caitlin Clark for losing half of her tooth like Jim Carey in ‘Dumb and Dumber.’
The reigning Rookie of the Year tried to be subtle but her newest teammate thought it was funny enough to share the post to a wider audience.
Cunningham, a seven-year WNBA veteran, played six years with the Phoenix Mercury. She, at some point during that time in Arizona, took a vicious elbow or shoulder to the face and chipped one of her two front teeth. A quick trip to the dentist helped to fix the problem but every so often, a new crown is necessary.
It appears to be about that time. Cunningham posted a video to TikTok captioned: “tell me you play in the W without telling me you play in the W.” The video was going to be a fancy transition. It instead became a reveal of her chipped front tooth.
The chip occurred during the Indiana Fever’s most recent game against the Connecticut Sun.
Sophie Cunningham Tooth
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Cunningham lost half of her tooth on a face-to-face collision with Jacy Sheldon.
Sophie Cunningham Tooth Collision Jacy Sheldon
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It knocked her to the floor.
Sophie Cunningham Tooth
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She had to be helped off of the court in a bit of a daze.
Sophie Cunningham Tooth
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The WNBA is a lot more physical than people think. Sabrina Ionescu recently explained the difference between men’s and women’s basketball when it comes to fouls.
sabrina ionescu on officiating in the wnba:
“when you watch nba or men’s college, star players get any call. you can touch them with a fingernail, they’re going to the free throw line. in the W, they don’t care—there are no handcheck calls—freedom of movement is different…” pic.twitter.com/qGEXRDrC6V
— cc akgae (@clrkszn) May 26, 2025
Sophie Cunningham would know after getting roughed up during the preseason.
Dewanna Bonner gets mad at Brittney Sykes for pushing Sophie Cunningham 👀
This game has been intense
The WNBA is back! pic.twitter.com/JH47Gn0DXJ
— TimeoutSPORTS__ (@TimeoutSPORTS3) May 3, 2025
The 28-year-old guard joked that she needed to get in the weight room after the heated moment.
sophie on the heated moments in today’s game:
“i might need to try and hit the weight room… that was not good 😂 but [dewanna bonner] had my back and that’s what it’s all about. we have a huge target on our backs, i don’t think that’s a secret.” pic.twitter.com/0ONtBNYo35
— cc akgae (@clrkszn) May 3, 2025
It also appears as though she also needs to get to a dentist! Clark compared her new look to Jim Carey in ‘Dumb and Dumber’ on a private Instagram story. Cunningham shared it to a much larger audience.
Sophie Cunningham Tooth Jim Carey Dumb And Dumber
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The Indiana Fever are back on the court on Tuesday night at home. Keep an eye out for Sophie Cunningham’s tooth. Did she have time to get it fixed before tipoff?
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