Sophie Cunningham has seen her star rise considerably since hopping on the Indiana Fever train.<\/p>\n
The former University of Missouri star turned WNBA enforcer has started a podcast<\/a>, joined USA Network as an active player analyst<\/a>, become a meme<\/a>, and most recently, worked as a UFC ring girl<\/a>.<\/p>\n Cunningham is also completely comfortable speaking out on issues<\/a> facing the WNBA, even when her comments<\/a> get her into trouble<\/a>. While Cunningham has bristled<\/a> at being linked to the MAGA movement or Donald Trump directly, she recently sidestepped<\/a> comments about the administration using her finger-pointing meme, reigniting frequent questions about her political affiliation.<\/p>\n All the recent attention toward Cunningham led none other than former Grantland and ESPN Page 2 writer Chuck Klosterman to predict that she will be on a presidential ticket within a quarter-century.<\/p>\n \u201cSophie Cunningham \u2026 I\u2019m going to say 2050, is going to be Vice President of the United States,\u201d Klosterman said on the latest episode of The Bill Simmons Podcast<\/a>. \u201cI don\u2019t know what party she\u2019ll be in, I don\u2019t know anything about her political views. But she will be the vice presidential candidate, at least the candidate.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know what it is. It\u2019s something about the fact that she wears those sleeves on the court, something about the way she triggers in-bound plays at the end of games, makes me think she will be someone\u2019s ideal vice president. You know, she has a damn likable personality.\u201d<\/p>\n @CKlosterman<\/a>\u2018s bold prediction for 2050 \ud83d\ude02 pic.twitter.com\/Ex7PCCy55V<\/a><\/p>\n