WNBA star Sophie Cunningham got baptized after rejoining Caitlin Clark on Fever

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Indiana Fever instrumentality favourite Sophie Cunningham appeared to observe her caller declaration that volition support her teammates with Caitlin Clark by getting baptized a 2nd time.

After signing a one-year, $665,000 declaration Sunday, Cunningham posted a video connected TikTok Tuesday of her big baptism Tuesday.

"I got baptized erstwhile I was small but I was feeling a tug connected my bosom to bash it connected my presumption arsenic an adult! Such a fun, astonishing day. Thank you Jesus," she wrote.

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Sophie Cunningham wearing fig   8 jersey reacting during a WNBA crippled  astatine  PHX Arena

Indiana Fever defender Sophie Cunningham reacts during a WNBA crippled against the Phoenix Mercury astatine PHX Arena successful Phoenix, Ariz., Aug. 7, 2025. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)

The trio of Clark, Cunningham and teammate Lexie Hull proved to beryllium an businesslike and gravitating unit successful popularity erstwhile they were each connected the tribunal astatine the aforesaid clip past year. Along the way, they earned a mysterious nickname connected societal media, which they aboriginal adopted for themselves — "Tres Leches," which translates from Spanish to "three milks" and refers to a fashionable Latin American sponge cake.

"We saw it connected Twitter astatine immoderate point, and radical ran with it," Hull antecedently told Fox News Digital of the nickname. "It was funny."

CAITLIN CLARK'S NEWEST FEVER TEAMMATE HAS DRAMATIC HISTORY WITH SUPERSTAR

Sophie Cunningham walking into Crypto.com Arena earlier  a hoops  game.

Indiana Fever defender Sophie Cunningham arrives earlier a crippled against the LA Sparks astatine the Crypto.com Arena Aug. 5, 2025. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)

Cunningham gained fame and favour among Fever fans erstwhile she started an on-court altercation with opposing players to support Clark past year.

During a crippled betwixt the Fever and the Connecticut June 17, physicality boiled into a brawl. After Sun defender Jacy Sheldon poked Clark successful the oculus and chap Sun subordinate Marina Mabrey shoved Clark to the ground, Cunningham committed a hard foul connected Sheldon, initiating an on-court combat that resulted successful 3 ejections.

Now, Cunningham is entering her 2nd twelvemonth successful Indiana with the squad expected to contend for a WNBA championship.

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Injured Sophie Cunningham and Caitlin Clark sitting connected  seat  during WNBA game

Injured Indiana Fever defender Sophie Cunningham, left, and defender Caitlin Clark eact from the seat during the archetypal fractional of a WNBA crippled against the Chicago Sky astatine United Center successful Chicago June 7, 2025. (Kamil Krzaczynski/Imagn Images)

Cunningham is among a increasing fig of women's hoops stars to outwardly clasp Christianity and baptism.

Recent No. 1 WNBA draught prime Azzi Fudd and chap UConn prima KK Arnold reportedly got baptized aft their crippled successful the women's Final Four earlier this month, according to People.com.

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Jackson Thompson is simply a sports newsman for Fox News Digital covering captious governmental and taste issues successful sports, with an investigative lens. Jackson's reporting has been cited successful national authorities actions related to the enforcement of Title IX, and successful bequest media outlets including The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Associated Press and ESPN.com.

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