Sophie Cunningham wants basketball, not gossip, with Theo Von
The WNBA guest makes a case for visibility and respect between childhood-photo jokes and an emotional support kangaroo detour.
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Sophie Cunningham | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #692
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- 2:07Cunningham describes the disappointment of a playoff exit when shots stop falling.
- 17:15She recalls playing college basketball at Missouri alongside her sister Lindsey.
- 21:52The league's growth brings a discussion of private flights, media exposure and dedicated security.
- 40:49Cunningham criticizes league leadership and asks for more direct, respectful communication with players.
- 51:32Her podcast "No Hesitation," co-hosted with Drew Hanlen, prioritizes basketball analysis over gossip.
- 56:47Reviewing an on-court altercation, Cunningham explains her actions and criticizes the refereeing.
Sophie Cunningham puts a number on the WNBA gossip circulating online: in her telling, almost all of it is invented. Her answer is a basketball podcast of her own, "No Hesitation," with Drew Hanlen, built around analyzing the game rather than feeding the rumors.
That announcement comes well into her visit to Theo Von's "This Past Weekend," an interview that drew about a million views since yesterday. Getting there involves the sort of conversational detours that belong unmistakably to Theo: an old black-and-white team photo, childhood sports stories and footage of an emotional support kangaroo trying to board a plane.
Cunningham arrives after a disappointing playoff exit. "I mean, it sucks. Like, I hate to lose," she says. She recalls knowing early that she wanted to become a professional athlete and playing college basketball at Missouri alongside her sister Lindsey.
The conversation gets more pointed when they discuss how the league has changed, including travel, security and media attention. Cunningham's argument is that women's sports need the opportunity to be seen: "If you put really any women's sports on TV, people are going to fall in love with it."
She also criticizes commissioner Cathy Engelbert's communication with players, asking for basic acknowledgment and respect rather than treating leadership as something distant from the people on court.
Near the end of the first hour, basketball footage replaces the kangaroo. Cunningham walks Theo through an on-court altercation and her frustration with the refereeing, bringing a player's explanation to a moment easily reduced to another drama clip.
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Cunningham recalls playing at Missouri alongside her sister Lindsey.