WNBA star Sophie Cunningham claps back at haters with Paris Hilton audio

Jackie Longo

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WNBA star Sophie Cunningham claps back at haters with Paris Hilton audio image

WNBA guard Sophie Cunningham fired back at critics using a viral Paris Hilton audio clip this week. 

While standing on her kitchen counter, the Indiana Fever star sipped an apple juice box while mouthing the words to a viral audio clip from 2023 where Paris Hilton called out fans for accusing her of not playing live. During the mic-drop moment, the “Stars Are Blind” singer-turned-DJ went haywire while performing at Tomorrowland in Belgium after noticing two festival-goers waving a sign that claimed her performance wasn't live. 

"This is dedicated to the haters at the front holding signs up saying I’m not playing live. ’Cause honey, yes I f------ am,” Hilton quipped in the resurfaced audio clip used by Cunningham on social media. “Sorry I’m a girl. I’m hot, I’m blonde—we can do everything so. Put your f------ down and hit on someone else, jelly." 

Cunningham rocked camouflage shorts, a red sweatshirt and ball cap in the post shared to her TikTok on Tuesday, Oct. 7. 

She captioned the post, "Unbothered." 

@sophiecham Unbothered. #fyp ♬ original sound - ParisHilton

Fans react to Sophie Cunningham's Paris Hilton clapback on social media 

Fans were quick to comment on Cunningham's post, with several begging the WNBA star to come back to the league. 

"Love it! Please, please, please stay with the fever," one fan commented. 

"Honestly, you and Caitlin are the ONLY reason I even know what a WNBA is," another person wrote. 

"This sound was made for you," someone else added. 

MORE: Why Sophie Cunningham jokingly started a GoFundMe

The 29-year-old University of Missouri alum has been at the center of controversy recently, after calling WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert "delusional" for downplaying her friend and teammate Caitlin Clark's level of stardom.   

She went on to say that, “People only know Cathy because of [Caitlin Clark].”

The WNBA star's comments came after Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier claimed that Engelbert told her, "[Clark] should be grateful" for the league's platform despite being the most popular icon in women's basketball. 

In a statement released by the WNBA on Sept 30, Engelbert denied Collier's statement.

"I am disheartened by how Napheesa characterized our conversations and league leadership, but even when our perspectives differ, my commitment to the players and to this work will not waver," she wrote on X. 

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Jackie Longo

Jackie is a freelance writer and editor with The Sporting News. She has covered sports, entertainment and lifestyle for over a decade. She has written for a number of outlets including Business Insider, The Sun, Travel+Leisure and Heavy. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism from West Virginia University and resides in Charlotte, NC.