WNBA star Sophie Cunningham responded on Instagram on Wednesday, May 21, after an alleged accusation that she was having an affair with Josh Bartelstein, the CEO of the Phoenix Suns and Mercury, was repeated within an employee's unrelated discrimination lawsuit against her former team.

Former Missouri star Sophie Cunningham denied claims of an intimate relationship with Phoenix Suns CEO Josh Bartelstein in a statement posted to X.

Indiana Fever forward Sophie Cunningham has denied accusations that she was involved in an affair with a Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury CEO Josh Bartelstein. Cunningham released a statement on social media Wednesday that also called out the media for helping spread the rumor.