Sophie Cunningham has built a reputation for speaking her mind, and more often than not, those unfiltered takes have landed her in hot water. Earlier in the WNBA season, her blunt comments about officiating went viral and even led to multiple fines from the league. Now, Cunningham finds herself back in the spotlight, as a supposed comment directed toward Donald Trump has begun circulating online.

A user going by the name GRANDPA’s FREE ADVICE on X (@GOP_is_Gutless) posted, claiming that Sophie Cunningham had shared her thoughts about President Donald Trump. “Let’s be honest. Donald Trump is a tough man. He can be brash, outspoken, and unapologetic. But in my lifetime, no one has fought harder for the heart and soul of America,” she apparently said.

The post further claimed that the unexpected remarks quickly ignited widespread discussion across social media and the sports world. “Known for her fearless personality and unfiltered approach both on and off the court,” Cunningham’s supposed comments left many fans and observers stunned.

But are the claims made by this user even true?

The simple answer to that question is a resounding no. The claims made by the user are completely false, as Sophie Cunningham has never made such a statement anywhere. In fact, this quote has been circulating online for some time now, with several anonymous accounts attributing it to different personalities each time.

If you search the quote on Google, you’ll find it has been circulated under the names of several well-known figures, including actor Jon Voight, NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., singer Erykah Badu, Prince William, and many other prominent personalities. Clearly, the quote has been repeatedly recycled online and assigned to different names each time. In reality, it appears to be nothing more than a meme circulating on social media, and you shouldn’t take it seriously.

For now, the only thing Sophie Cunningham is concerned about is making a return to the court after missing the latter part of the WNBA season with an MCL injury. As part of that journey, she recently shared a TikTok clip of herself, completely out of breath and drenched in sweat, giving fans an unfiltered glimpse into the grind behind her comeback.

“Ok, I’m dying. I just did a mountain for conditioning for the first time since college,” she said in the clip. “And if you don’t know that, god bless your soul. But you start at one sprint, two down the backs, all the way to 10. And then once you get the 10, you go to 10. And then you go nine down backs, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. And I’m like, officially dying, holy cow…there are certain things in sports that never get easier. And conditioning is one of them. Officially dying.”

As Cunningham sweats it out in preparation for the upcoming season, we still don’t know if there will even be a league come May with no CBA deal in sight. But for Cunningham, that doesn’t seem to be an issue.

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We still don’t know when a new WNBA CBA deal will be agreed upon. The March 10 deadline has already passed, and both parties have yet to reach an agreement despite sitting down for more than 10 hours on consecutive days this week. The players have made it clear that they want to play, and that’s what everyone wants as well. But unless the league improves its revenue-sharing offer, a deal seems unlikely at this point.

But players like Sophie Cunningham have other options as well. One of them happens to be Project B, which is set to serve as a direct competitor to Unrivaled starting this year. “There is a lot of uncertainty,” Cunningham said before signing with Project B. “With CBA, with the money, if we’re even going to have a league next year. And then if people want to come back, we’re trying to keep our core together. But, you know, when money is waved in people’s faces, you just never know.”

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According to reports from Marca and Athlon Sports, Cunningham is set to earn close to $2 million in salary plus equity. That figure could potentially be double what players on max contracts might earn in the WNBA this year if a CBA deal is signed, or roughly eight times what a max-contract player earned last season.

The league, which is scheduled to run from November 2026 to April 2027, has already revealed part of its schedule. Cunningham’s new venture will take her on a global tour, with the league’s schedule featuring a tournament in Valencia, Spain, followed by a stop in Tokyo. This provides her a new international stage while the WNBA’s future remains in flux.

So even if there’s no WNBA season this year, Sophie Cunningham appears to have her future secured.