Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham said that Caitlin Clark hasn't received protection from WNBA referees throughout the start of her career.

She may not be an All-Star talent like Caitlin Clark, but Sophie Cunningham proved yesterday that she can be the enforcer that the Indiana Fever need on the court when opposing teams get too chippy. Cunningham joined the Fever several months ago as part of a four-team trade in the WNBA offseason.

On Tuesday, it was back to the hardcourt at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, where the Fever were playing the Connecticut Sun, the team that Indiana lost to in last season's postseason. The Sun are struggling as they go into a rebuild, at 2-7, but there still are tensions left over between the teams.