# Fever shut down Sophie Cunningham questions, abruptly end press conference

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/fever-shut-down-sophie-cunningham-questions-abruptly-end-press-conference/
- Published: 2026-08-01T18:54:33+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-25T21:11:27+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/fever-shut-down-sophie-cunningham-questions-abruptly-end-press-conference
- Topics: Asia, Business, Markets, World

## Key points

- Fever ended a press conference to avoid a Cunningham trans-athletes question
- The exchange was cut from the team's official YouTube upload
- Caitlin Clark was again withheld from media despite a triple-double

## Summary

The Indiana Fever cut short a post-game press conference on Friday after a reporter from OutKick attempted to ask about recent comments Sophie Cunningham made regarding trans athletes in women's sports. Team public relations staff intervened to end the session before the question could be answered, and the exchange was later omitted from the Fever's official YouTube upload of the press conference, raising questions about media transparency around a sensitive topic.

The incident followed the Fever's 112-98 win over the Portland Fire, after forward Aliyah Boston had addressed how the team handles increased media attention. When the OutKick reporter tried to raise Cunningham's remarks with Boston and Makayla Timpson, a Fever representative cut in to wrap up the session; Boston then thanked reporters and left. The Fever also did not make Caitlin Clark available to media for a second consecutive game, despite her recording a triple-double, and it was the second straight game where a rally supporting Cunningham took place outside the arena.

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