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Indiana Fever fan favorite Sophie Cunningham appeared to celebrate her new contract that will keep her teammates with Caitlin Clark as she gets baptized for the second time.
After signing a one-year, $665,000 contract on Sunday, Cunningham posted a video on TikTok Tuesday of his adult baptism on Tuesday.
“I was baptized when I was little, but I felt a tug on my heart to do it on my terms as an adult! It was such a fun and wonderful 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 the 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 efficient and driving force in popularity when they were all on the court at the same time last year. Along the way, they earned a mysterious nickname on social media, which they later adopted: “Tres Leches,” which translates from Spanish to “three milks” and refers to a popular Latin American sponge cake.
“We saw it on Twitter at some point and people followed it,” Hull previously told Pak Gazette 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/Image Images)
Cunningham gained fame and favor among Fever fans when he 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 turned into a fight. After Sun Guard Jacy Sheldon He punched Clark in the eye. and fellow Sun player Marina Mabrey pushed Clark to the ground, Cunningham committed a hard foul on Sheldon, starting a fight on the court that resulted in three ejections.
Now, Cunningham is entering her second year at Indiana and the team is expected to compete for a WNBA championship.
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Indiana Fever injured guard Sophie Cunningham, left, and guard Caitlin Clark act 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 openly embrace Christianity and baptism.
Recent WNBA No. 1 draft pick Azzi Fudd and fellow UConn star KK Arnold were reportedly baptized after their game in the Women’s Final Four earlier this month, according to People.com.
