By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Sunday, April 26, 2026

Veteran Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham, who recently re-signed with the WNBA team on a one-year, $665,000 contract, said she was baptized for the second time earlier this month, recommitting her faith as an adult after being initially baptized as a child.

In an April 14 post on TikTok, the eight-season WNBA veteran shared a video of herself being baptized at Christ’s Church of the Valley, a nondenominational Evangelical megachurch based in Phoenix, Arizona.

“I got baptized when I was little, but I was feeling a tug on my heart to do it on my terms as an adult! Such a fun, amazing day. Thank you, Jesus,” she wrote.

Addressing the decision at a press conference on Tuesday, Cunningham, 29, said it is “one of the better things” she has done in her life.

“I’ve always been a faithful person, but I just feel like now it’s my own decision. One of the better things I’ve done in my life is getting baptized,” said Cunningham, who was cleared to play in February after suffering a knee injury in August 2025, according to The Indianapolis Star.

Cunningham, who played the 2025 season with the Fever after six seasons with the Phoenix Mercury, caused a stir after signing her new contract on April 12. She made comments on her “Show Me Something” podcast suggesting she was frustrated with a one-year deal. 

Responding to her co-host, West Wilson, who asked whether the deal was better than she expected with the new collective bargaining agreement, Cunningham said: 

“It’s OK! No, it’s fine. It’s tough because I came off an injury, and I haven’t been in front of any teams. I had a lot going on this offseason. I was fully cleared; they had all the doctors, they had the numbers and everything. But if you don’t get in front of these people, it’s like, ‘Hey, are you actually good?’”

She clarified on X that she was not “mad about the money.”

“I just wanted more years because I love it here. I wanted to get a house so I could bring my dog and donkey to Indy with me. That’s it. That’s the truth. I think we have something very special here in Indiana!!” she said.

Cunningham further stated that she received multi-year offers from other teams but emphasized she was seeking stability when she made her comments.

“It made me sound snotty and ungrateful, and that is the last thing I ever want. I am so grateful. I know I’m coming off a pretty big knee injury, and so it was never about the money. It was just about the years because I wanted to be with them. God forbid, a girl loves her teammates,” she said Tuesday.

“I’m almost 30 years old. I want to have a home. I want to kind of get established. And I would love to get established in a place like Indiana,” she added. “We had such a great time. When you find a group of girls who really make you fall in love with basketball again, and you enjoy it — not only on the court but off the court — you want to hold on to that. And so that’s what I meant by that.”

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