Sophie Cunningham: The WNBA Star Behind the Finger-Pointing Moment That Turned Into a Full-Blown Memefest

Even if you don't follow basketball, you've probably stumbled across the viral finger-pointing meme. The athlete in the meme is Sophie Cunningham, an American basketball player for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).The meme came to life during a match between the Indiana Fever and the Phoenix Mercury. Sophie was involved in a tense situation with DeWanna Bonner of the Phoenix Mercury, and as tensions escalated, cameras caught Sophie silently pointing her fingers at DeWanna without any expression on her face. The moment, which lasted just over 20 seconds, became a viral sensation and, as expected, social media loved every second of it. One user on Instagram wrote, "Just want to POINT out that you're a rockstar,

Sophie, and so inspiring for women and girls of all ages!"

Another user commented, "She has to be a younger sibling. 'I'm not touching you.' Lol." One person wrote, "When my husband asks where something is that's right in front of his face."A user of X @baseball_cards wrote, "I don't know anything about Sophie Cunningham and certainly don't watch the silly WNBA. Based on this eight second clip, I am proud to announce that Sophie Cunningham is now a Top 25 all time favorite athlete for me. What a riot. Instant fan."

Sophie Cunningham Memes That Went Viral

All About Sophie Cunningham

With more than 1.5 million Instagram followers, Sophie has often grabbed headlines. She also co-hosts the "Show Me Something" podcast with Bravo personality West Wilson and appears as a guest analyst during USA Network WNBA broadcasts. It was on her podcast that she discussed the viral finger-pointing meme. She said, "I think it's dumb. But it was pissing her off, and I couldn't help myself."Born and raised in Columbia, Missouri, she attended Rock Bridge High School and went on to become the all-time leading scorer at the University of Missouri. Her father, Jim Cunningham, played football for Missouri. Her mother, Paula Cunningham, is considered one of the biggest influences in her life and is also known as "Mama P". She is a former javelin thrower. Sport runs in her family, as her grandmother, Elizabeth, was also a basketball and softball player.