Sports Illustrated altered a headline describing a hard foul on Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham as "karma", after the wording provoked a strong backlash on social media. The original headline suggested Cunningham's bloodied mouth was deserved punishment, which many readers viewed as an inappropriate framing of an on-court incident, prompting the outlet to revise it.

The incident stemmed from a flagrant foul by Chicago Sky's DiJonai Carrington, who clotheslined Cunningham during a layup attempt with around two minutes left in the first quarter. Carrington was ejected for the foul, while the Fever went on to win the game 90-86 on Saturday night. The episode has fed into a wider ongoing row involving Cunningham, Carrington and WNBA officiating and conduct controversies.