Indiana Fever veteran Sophie Cunningham credits Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Jalen Williams for her new celebration.
Cunningham continued her hot shooting against the Toronto Tempo, where she had her best offensive game of the season for Indiana.
The 29-year-old finished the game with a season-high 24 points on 6-of-7 shooting from downtown, to go along with six rebounds and two assists.
This helped the Fever get past Toronto, 113-91, in front of the packed home crowd at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Tuesday.
Cunningham's new three-point celebration features putting her hand on her forehead with a three-point sign after swishing a shot.
When asked about the celly during the postgame interview, she gave a shoutout to Thunder star Williams.
“You know, I don’t know," Cunningham said. "I think I gotta need a little shoutout to JDub from the Thunder. He was starting it, so I was like, ‘I like that.’
“We’re getting creative with our three celebrations. But I gotta make ‘em first. So I need to dial in on my shot. We’ll see what happens."
The eighth-year veteran also had a terrific performance in their previous game against the Connecticut Sun, scoring 11 points in the final two minutes. Cunningham helped lead Indiana to an 85-75 road victory.
Next for Indiana is the Atlanta Dream, whom they’ll face in back-to-back games on Thursday and Saturday — one at home and one on the road.
It will be a crucial stretch for both teams, as they battle for positioning in the Eastern Conference.
