The Sophie Cunningham pointing meme has not stopped spreading. WWE icon John Cena has gotten in on it. Major global brands have jumped on board. Even the White House has used it. And now, someone is even suggesting it should become the official logo of the WNBA.

That suggestion, clearly meant as a joke,  came during Sophie Cunningham’s appearance on the Fox Sports show anchored by English actor and comedian James Corden. Corden brought up the pointing meme and asked Cunningham to explain it. 

“Honestly, I’m just a little sassy sometimes. I’ve mastered getting in people’s heads,” Cunningham said, and went on to explain exactly what triggered the moment. 

As she explained, it took place during this season in the Indiana Fever-Phoenix Mercury game in which Caitlin Clark received a technical foul, one that Cunningham felt Mercury forward DeWanna Bonner should have received as well. In a bid to point that out to the officiating crew, Cunningham pointed directly at Bonner, indicating that she too should have been hit with a technical. 

Bonner’s reaction, however, telling Cunningham she shouldn’t point a finger at her, was what led to the now-iconic moment. Cunningham proceeded to point a finger directly at Bonner with a deadpan, unwavering expression for at least 20 seconds. And the meme was born.

That explanation drew immediate laughter from the studio. And it was amid that laughter, with Corden asking where the meme goes from here, that fellow host and popular comedian Ian Karmel made the rather outlandish suggestion of making it the official WNBA logo.

When the meme first started gaining traction, many described it as the best meme to come out of the WNBA this season. But looking at the scale of cultural reach it has achieved since then, crossing into mainstream entertainment, brand marketing, and even the corridors of political power, it is safe to say it is the best to ever come out of the WNBA. But definitely not good enough to be made into the WNAB logo.

Which Other Viral Internet Memes Have Come Out of the WNBA?

There have been quite a number of viral internet moments to emerge from the WNBA over the years. But none has come remotely close to the kind of cross-cultural, mainstream virality that Sophie Cunningham’s pointing meme has achieved.

One of the more notable ones is the A’ja Wilson “Deaconess” Handbag meme. The Aces star arrived at a game wearing a structured, high-fashion dress while carrying a very specific, small designer handbag held carefully in front of her. The internet, naturally, turned that into a meme comparing her posture and outfit to a traditional church deaconess or an auntie dressed impeccably for Sunday service. 

Caitlin Clark’s “What Did I Do?” shrug is another one. This one was born out of Clark finding herself on the receiving end of unusually intense defensive coverage, hard fouls, and swift officiating whistles throughout her rookie season. The gesture caught on almost immediately, used frequently in basketball contexts and eventually finding its way into broader everyday conversation online.

The Angel Reese’s “Wave Bye-Bye” meme and Kahleah Copper’s “Ice Cold” Staredown have also both had their moments in the spotlight. But like most of the others, they largely stayed within basketball circles and faded with the news cycle that produced them. None of them transcended the sport the way Sophie Cunningham’s finger point has.