Sophie Cunningham Pointing
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About
Sophie Cunningham Pointing or the WNBA Pointing Meme is a viral video and reaction meme of WNBA player Sophie Cunningham of the Indiana Fever pointing for an extended period of time at DeWanna Bonner, a player on the opposing team, after a physical incident with Fever player Caitlin Clark.
The game took place on June 22nd, 2026, and the video became the subject of memes over the following days. It was especially popularized on X / Twitter starting on June 24th, 2026, after X user @JerryWatkins22 posted a video of Cunningham pointing, inspiring a wave of memes that use the point to represent someone calling another person out for bad, lazy or unacceptable behavior, among other uses.
Origin
On June 22nd, 2026, the Indiana Fever played against the Phoenix Mercury in a WNBA game. The Fever won 86-77.
At one point in the game, Sophie Cunningham pointed at DeWanna Bonner and followed her around the court, refusing to break eye contact, after Bonner purportedly got into a physical altercation with Fever player Caitlin Clark, for which Clark was given a technical foul.[1][2]
The point went viral in the days after the game aired. For example, on June 23rd, 2026, X[3] user @JerryWatkins22 posted a clip of a forward-facing angle of Cunningham pointing, gaining over 3,200 likes, 600 reposts and 31.6 million views in six days.
— Chud Dudley, American Misfit Returns (@TrvthfvlTreason) June 25, 2026
Spread
The video of Sophie Cunningham pointing by X / Twitter user @JerryWatkins22 became the subject of numerous memes in June 2026, largely through quote-reposts, as the meme also spread on sites like TikTok and Instagram.
On June 24th, 2026, X[4] user @Frysmouth quoted the post, writing, "Wife watching me making one more mixed drink," gaining over 18,000 likes in five days.
Wife watching me making one more mixed drink. https://t.co/1mOtxp68rq
— Michael E. Fry (@Frysmouth) June 24, 2026
On June 25th, X[5] user @tonyrigatonee quoted the post with the caption, "Me to the mixed race goblin left unattended by its mudshark mother at the park," garnering over 8,500 likes in four days.
On June 27th, Instagram[6] user thetinderblog posted a compilation of memes that revolve around the video, garnering over 13,000 likes in two days.
Me to the mixed race goblin left unattended by its mudshark mother at the park https://t.co/7Cd44u5dwF
— Tony Rigatoni (@tonyrigatonee) June 25, 2026
On June 28th, 2026, TikToker[7] @bonsaisports posted a clip of Cunningham talking about her viral meme and how it came about, garnering over 360,000 views in a day.
@bonsaisports Sophie on her viral pointing meme: She asked why only CC got a tech and not DB… who didn’t like being pointed. Sophie said “oh you shouldn’t have said that” & continued to silently point at her. “I think it’s dumb. But it was pissing her off, and I couldn’t help myself” 😭😭😭 #Funny #sophiecunningham #fyp #viral #WNBA ♬ suara asli – Mentahan _sound
Various Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1] IndyStar – Sophie Cunningham on pointing at Bonner
[3] X – JerryWatkins22
[5] X – tonyrigatonee
[6] Instagram – thetinderblog
[7] TikTok – bonsaisports
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