Sheldon and a teammate both shoved Sophie, who grabbed the back of Sheldon’s hair and taunted: “Do something!”
Players and officials quickly broke up the fight, and while Cunningham stood coolly and chomped on her gum, the crowd chanted: “Soph-ie! Soph-ie! Soph-ie!”
The state of Missouri has produced pro wrestlers Randy Orton, Harley Race, Lou Thesz and more as well as the beloved TV program filmed at the Chase Park Plaza. And here’s the emergence of a new wrestling-like villain — and she has gone viral.
Missouri Tigers basketball legend Sophie Cunningham, dubbed “The Mayor of Columbia,” is now the WNBA’s most famous enforcer.