{"id":3510,"date":"2026-07-11T07:00:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T02:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=3510"},"modified":"2026-07-11T07:00:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T02:00:24","slug":"indiana-fever-star-sophie-cunningham-reportedly-set-to-release-first-signature-sneaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=3510","title":{"rendered":"Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham reportedly set to release first signature sneaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Getting a signature sneaker is a big milestone for any professional basketball player, and one of the next to get that honor is reportedly Sophie Cunningham of the WNBA&#8217;s <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_3664259\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/wnba\/indiana-fever\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Indiana Fever<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Or, as you may know her, the one from the pointing meme that took over the internet a couple of weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">According to <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_3664260\" href=\"https:\/\/www.soleretriever.com\/sneaker-release-dates\/adidas\/other\/adidas-crazy-energy-sophie-cunningham-pe-hp5223\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Sole Retriever<\/a>, the WNBA star is going to be getting her own batch of shoes that are reportedly going to hit the market later this month.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_3664261\" href=\"https:\/\/link.podtrac.com\/dmwdd_article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>ZERO BS. 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DOWNLOAD NOW!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Adidas is reportedly going to drop the Crazy Energy Sophie Cunningham PE on July 24, and it will carry a not-at-all insane price tag of $120.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">I&#8217;m not sure the color scheme is my style, but that&#8217;s a tempting price for an athlete&#8217;s signature shoe.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">With this news, I saw some people whining about Cunningham getting a signature set of kicks when she averages 8 points per game over the course of her career.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/sophie-cunningham.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/sophie-cunningham.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/sophie-cunningham.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/sophie-cunningham.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/sophie-cunningham.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Sophie Cunningham\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Sophie Cunningham of the Indiana Fever will reportedly get her own signature shoe.<\/span> <span>(Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">To those people, I&#8217;d say, &#8220;You do realize she has 2 million followers on Instagram, a podcast, and that, for about 48 hours over the last couple of weeks, photos and videos of her pointing at the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_3664262\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/wnba\/phoenix-mercury\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Phoenix Mercury&#8217;s<\/a> DeWanna Bonner were the most popular thing on the internet, right?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_3664263\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">So, yeah, I think the folks at Adidas probably realize that, even if the stat line may not put her in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, there&#8217;s no denying that she&#8217;s marketable as hell.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/sophie-cunningham-vs-dream.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/sophie-cunningham-vs-dream.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/sophie-cunningham-vs-dream.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/sophie-cunningham-vs-dream.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/sophie-cunningham-vs-dream.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Sophie Cunningham\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham (8) dribbles against Atlanta Dream guard Rhyne Howard (10) in the first half of a game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.<\/span> <span>(Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Sure, sports is the ultimate meritocracy, but in business, you go with what is going to help you turn a profit.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Which is funny because Cunningham&#8217;s teammate, <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_3664265\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/caitlin-clark\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Caitlin Clark<\/a>, checks both of those boxes, a rare combination, yet the WNBA still doesn&#8217;t seem to see the benefit of leaning into her popularity.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Well, Adidas isn&#8217;t going to miss out on an opportunity with Cunningham, that&#8217;s for sure.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Matthew Reigle is a writer for OutKick.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getting a signature sneaker is a big milestone for any professional basketball player, and one of the next to get that honor is reportedly Sophie Cunningham of the WNBA&#8217;s Indiana Fever. 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