Stephanie White checks Sophie Cunningham after Fever revelation

It is unclear whether Sophie Cunningham should have said what she did to the media during practice on Tuesday.

The 29-year-old let the cat out of the bag by revealing that the Indiana Fever had a team meeting on Monday amid their current slump. They are coming off back-to-back losses, including a blowout loss to the Portland Fire on Saturday. As it turns out, the players and the coaches had to have a heart-to-heart talk about their unfavorable situation.

Fever star Kelsey Mitchell was surprised when reporters asked her about the meeting. She had to confirm their source, who was none other than Cunningham.

Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White reacts to Sophie Cunningham’s reveal

The meeting was also a significant subject in head coach Stephanie White’s media availability session on Tuesday. The former WNBA Coach of the Year, however, could not help but react immediately upon learning of a specific detail Cunningham had revealed to the press.

According to White, the meeting did not last for two hours, contrary to what Cunningham had stated. The Fever coach had to fact-check Cunningham’s statement.

“Two hours?” White reacted, smiling. “No concept of time.”

White, however, agreed with Cunningham’s description of the meeting as very fruitful.

“I think it’s productive,” White said. “Anytime you get an opportunity to have authentic, real conversations, it’s good.

“This is collaborative stuff for us. Some of it is execution, some of it is learning one another, and some of it is dealing with all the things our team has to deal with.

“Some of us have been through it before, and some who have. You have to name it. You have to identify it. You have to understand what the action steps are to continue moving forward and to help one another.”

White is well aware of her team’s struggles at this point in the season. The team meeting was an opportunity to focus on each individual, with the objective of addressing the squad’s issues as a single unit.

“Every single person in here is a human being,” she continued. “Every single person has stuff going on. How can we help each other be the best we can on the floor? Sometimes that means engaging a little more off the floor.

“It’s certainly getting to know one another, being there for one another, and pouring into one another. I think just having genuine conversations is helpful.”

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