Fever shut down Sophie Cunningham questions, abruptly end press conference

An Indiana Fever representative shutdown a reporter sent by OutKick when he attempted to ask players about Sophie Cunningham's recent comments about trans athletes during a postgame press conference in Portland on Friday night.

The Indiana Fever cut off a question from a reporter sent by OutKick after the team’s 112-98 win over the Portland Fire on Friday night after he attempted to ask a question about the recent remarks Sophie Cunningham made about trans athletes participating in women's sports.

The exchange between the reporter and the Fever's public relations staff abruptly ended the press conference and was excluded from the Fever’s official YouTube upload of it.

The interaction came after Aliyah Boston, who was on the podium with Makayla Timpson and head coach Stephanie White, answered a question about how the team has not let the extra attention it has received over the last few seasons affect the locker room.

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Sophie Cunningham No. 8 of the Indiana Fever warms up before a game against the Seattle Storm at Climate Pledge Arena on July 28, 2026, in Seattle, Wash. (Soobum Im/Getty Images)

"Yeah, I think first of all that’s what we build with who we have coming in. We know that there is always going to be attention with the Fever and for us it’s about coming in and winning games. It’s about showing up and doing what we can to continue to take steps forward in this league, and I think there is always going to be outside noise," Boston said.

"But I think we’ve been professionals long enough to know that if you let that affect you then you're not really here for the right things, so for us we just keep the main thing the main thing, and that’s hoop."

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