{"id":262082,"date":"2026-09-11T16:00:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T16:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/11\/sophie-cunningham-reveals-what-separates-caitlin-clark-from-larry-bird\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T16:00:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T16:00:56","slug":"sophie-cunningham-reveals-what-separates-caitlin-clark-from-larry-bird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/11\/sophie-cunningham-reveals-what-separates-caitlin-clark-from-larry-bird\/","title":{"rendered":"Sophie Cunningham reveals what separates Caitlin Clark from Larry Bird"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>For better or worse, Caitlin Clark has become one of the most influential athletes in recent history.<\/p>\n<p>She&#8217;s drawn thousands of eyeballs to the WNBA, and while she may not always get the recognition for that, the numbers just don&#8217;t lie.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s why, watching her game, personality, and rise, sports analyst Colin Cowherd used a combination of three NBA legends to describe her.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to fellow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/wnba\/teams\/indiana_fever\/17260\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indiana Fever<\/a> player Sophie Cunningham, Cowherd claimed that Clark had Michael Jordan&#8217;s ascension, Stephen Curry&#8217;s game, and Larry Bird&#8217;s personality. While Cunningham agreed with the first two, she thinks her teammate isn&#8217;t as harsh as the Boston Celtics legend.<\/p>\n<h2>Sophie Cunningham gushes about Caitlin Clark<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cNo, I don&#8217;t think you are. I think that Larry Bird honestly might have a little bit more sass. Caitlin is just her own, her own personality, like especially off the court, like she is strictly basketball,\u201d Cunningham said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While there have been plenty of assumptions about Clark, she&#8217;s always tried to keep her personal life private, much like Jordan did back in the day.<\/p>\n<p>That has also led to some criticism, just as it did for the Chicago Bulls legend at the time.<\/p>\n<p>But, according to Cunningham, that&#8217;s all a misconception, and she&#8217;s just another chill girl when she&#8217;s not talking smack and hitting threes on the court:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cShe loves to sit on the couch. She loves (to) watch TV, she&#8217;s very simple. It&#8217;s been a blessing that she has been in our league. I think the talent has always been there in our league, but just like the eyes and the platform and how she&#8217;s transforming our game\u2026 she has done so much for our sport right now. And I don&#8217;t know why people are so reluctant to give her her flowers,\u201d Cunningham continued.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004\">\n    !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n    {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n    n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n    if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n    n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n    t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n    fbq('init', '1324276914788316');\n    fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nba\/articles\/sophie_cunningham_reveals_what_separates_caitlin_clark_from_larry_bird\/s1_13132_44290848\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For better or worse, Caitlin Clark has become one of the most influential athletes in recent history. 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