{"id":79638,"date":"2026-09-24T09:25:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T09:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/79638"},"modified":"2026-09-24T09:25:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T09:25:23","slug":"sophie-cunninghams-wild-ball-launch-goes-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/79638","title":{"rendered":"Sophie Cunningham\u2019s wild ball launch goes viral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.6\">\n<p><strong>Sophie Cunningham hit a catch-and-shoot game-winner to secure the Indiana Fever\u2019s win, prompting the crowd to erupt.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After Indiana won a blowout 96-77 at home over the Lynx at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Cunningham was so excited she threw a basketball into the second deck of the arena.<\/p>\n<p>The Indiana Fever recorded the shot on video and posted it on their official social media accounts, showing how the ball went way over the lower bowl and into the upper level seats. The distance and arm power made this one of the most impressive shots of the year in the WNBA.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"entry-content-asset videofit\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sophie Cunningham LAUNCHES the Ball Into the SECOND DECK! INSANE Moment! #wnba #shorts #shortsfeed\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xNr26DX3IzA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cCall Me Patrick Mahomes\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>13 Cunningham, who is known to let her hair down both on and off the court, was the first to follow along with the online frenzy. After the Fever shared a video of their own on X, the 30-year-old guard responded with the following:<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-undefined d-flex justify-content-between align-items-start flex-wrap w-100\">\n<p><strong>\u201cYou can call me Patrick Mahomes.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s fitting for the Columbia, Missouri native. Cunningham has been a Kansas City Chiefs fanatic since birth, often tweeting her praise of two-time NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes over the years. Her family has Missouri sports history in its DNA-too her father, Jim, played football at the University of Missouri while her mother, Paula, was a track and field athlete there.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/arynews.tv\/sophie-cunninghams-wild-ball-launch-goes-viral\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sophie Cunningham hit a catch-and-shoot game-winner to secure the Indiana Fever\u2019s win, prompting the crowd to erupt. After Indiana won a blowout 96-77 at home over the Lynx at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Cunningham was so excited she threw a basketball into the second deck of the arena. 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