Candace Buckner is 'just thirsty' after Athletic column
Awful Announcing • • sports
Key Points:
- Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham responded to a critical column by The Athletic’s Candace Buckner, who argued Cunningham should not be re-signed due to the controversy she caused with her comments on trans athletes and questioned her on-court effectiveness.
- Cunningham and her podcast co-host Drew Hanlen labeled Buckner’s piece an “absolute hate piece,” pushing back particularly on the basketball-related criticisms, emphasizing Cunningham’s value as the fourth-leading bench scorer in the WNBA and her high effective field goal percentage.
- Hanlen criticized the article for mixing personal attacks with basketball analysis and insisted on focusing on factual performance metrics rather than opinions or feelings.
- Cunningham expressed indifference toward the negative commentary, stating she is confident in her contributions beyond statistics and will continue to focus on her game regardless of external criticism.
