The budding friendship between Caitlin Clark, Lexie Hull and Sophie Cunningham has change into a storyline WNBA followers have fallen in love with, and much more so on Sunday after Cunningham arrived on the sport carrying a brand new customized shirt.
The Fever guard walked into T-Cell Area in Las Vegas sporting a shirt that had the phrases “Tres Leches” written on it, together with a caricature portrait of Clark, Hull and Cunningham in the course of the shirt in full Fever uniforms.
“Tres Leches” is a nickname that Fever followers have dubbed the trio and it’s clear the gamers have taken a liking to it.
Cunningham’s shirt created waves on-line as followers reacted to it.
“The shirt Sophie! Way to have your teammates back,” one individual wrote on X.
“TRES LECHES LEZGO,” one other persona added.
“I need that shirt!” a 3rd individual commented.
The shirt is being bought by Barstool Sports activities, whose founder Dave Portnoy is a well-documented fan of the Fever, and extra particularly, Clark.
Cunningham was added to the Fever roster through a commerce with the Mercury and she or he has change into a fan favourite, together with her reputation skyrocketing just lately after vehemently defending Clark throughout a contentious sport towards the Mercury.
The guard dedicated a tough foul on Jacy Sheldon in retaliation for a foul earlier within the sport on Clark, which many followers felt was not handled severely sufficient.
Cunningham herself criticized the refs following a apply on Saturday.
“I’m not focused on the extracurricular activities,” Cunningham mentioned, “and you know what? During that, it was just part of the game. I think the refs had a lot to do with that, it was a build-up of a couple of years now of them just not protecting the star player of the WNBA. At the end of the day. I’m gonna protect my teammates, that’s what I do.”
The Fever ended up dropping, 89-81, with Cunningham going scoreless in 17 minutes.
