Candace Buckner
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Oct 20, 2026
Sarah SpainHOST
I think it's fine to push back on people who are actively bringing in toxic, But I think expecting everyone to be exactly the same as you in the space can also be problematic.
Sarah SpainHOST
And I remember when I was listening to the conversation I mentioned in a previous show between Brian Hamilton and Candace Buckner about Sophie Cunningham and the fever.
Sarah SpainHOST
They mentioned this idea that the WNBA would explode in popularity and all the new fans that showed up would be the same as the ones that were already there is unrealistic, right? And so, yes, push back on toxicity and bad actors and people with bad faith intentions, but also be excited about When people arrive that might not be endemic to the space because maybe this particular third space can help open up their minds and cause them to think differently about marginalized groups or women or whatever.
Sarah SpainHOST
And that will only happen if we're willing to engage in conversation and be open to what they think and feel about what they're watching.
Cari ChampionHOST
And she has done a good job trying to build that particular type of infrastructure that allows these ladies to go on the court and keep the main thing the main thing.
Cari ChampionHOST
When it comes to her and Candace Buckner, I think of Candace Buckner every time she wrote that article in The Athletic suggesting that Kathy doesn't need to be a best friend.
Cari ChampionHOST
So we should get that out of our minds.
Cari ChampionHOST
But her social skill set, talking about what's happening worldwide and what's happening in the world versus how it's affecting the league has lapped.
Eli ZaretGUEST
Dump on her.
Eli ZaretGUEST
So Candace Buckner completely disparages Sophie Cunningham.
Eli ZaretGUEST
And Kaylin Clark.
Eli ZaretGUEST
And then she mocks her ability in that athletic...
Eli ZaretGUEST
And by the way, this Candace Buckner used to cover the league, cover the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis, mocks her ability and usefulness saying, who'd want a 30-year-old unrestricted free agent who averages fewer than eight points a game?
Drew LaneHOST
Okay, I just want to stop you there for a second because...
Drew LaneHOST
WNBA writers never disparage a player's skills.
Sarah SpainHOST
So if they're gonna do that, can they at least make sure the guys coming over are learning the rules?" End quote.
Sarah SpainHOST
Second, I really enjoyed last week's column from The Athletic's Candace Buckner about Sophie Cunningham's future with the Indiana Fever, essentially asking if the juice is worth the squeeze.
Sarah SpainHOST
Candace joined Brian Hamilton on the No Off-Season podcast to talk about the story, and the resulting convo is really worth your time as well.
Sarah SpainHOST
It had me thinking about certain journos who are always arguing that Caitlin Clark's greatness is getting buried by, quote-unquote, culture conversations, but who won't specifically call out Sophie Cunningham and how the outside issues she brings to games are a distraction.
Jillian MichaelsHOST
Now, the calls to get rid of Sophie.
Jillian MichaelsHOST
Candace Buckner at The Athletic, who's demanding scalps like any good and tolerant liberal would, wrote that Sophie has to go.
Jillian MichaelsHOST
Oh, Candace.
Jillian MichaelsHOST
So here's your playbook, girl.
Cari ChampionHOST
Uh, 'cause recently, I don't...
Cari ChampionHOST
We talked about Candace Buckner writing that article, uh, about The Athletics Candace Buckner writing the article saying that, uh, the Fever should probably part ways with Sophie Cunningham because of her recent stance on transgender athletes and how she has become pretty much a distraction.
Cari ChampionHOST
That's what she's suggesting.
Jemele HillHOST
Right.
Matt McNeilHOST
Just chefs kiss who put those together.
Matt McNeilHOST
The Athletic's Candace Buckner argued that Cunningham has turned into a distraction to the, for the Fever and encouraged the franchise to part ways with her.
Matt McNeilHOST
"This was the season when the Fever and even the whole Caitlin Clark experience took a backseat to a bench player with big opinions," Buckner wrote.
Matt McNeilHOST
"So if the Fever want to go back to being a basketball team again and follow the lead of rivals openly clashing with the forces trying to hijack their leagues, then Cunningham has to go." Buckner was alluding to Cunningham's stance against the participation of transgender women in, uh, women in women's sports, which once again, considering how much these people are going freaking ballistic over this issue, you would think that half the players in the league are transgender.
David SamsonHOST
Well, there was an article in The Athletic, and I've spoken to you about The Athletic before, and I maintain that The Athletic is an outstanding, outstanding company with great writers and is well worth the subscription price.
David SamsonHOST
Well, there's a columnist named Candace Buckner, and she wrote something in The Athletic, and basically it was, "Sophie Cunningham ought not be on The Fever.
David SamsonHOST
They ought to move on from her because Borrowing an expression, the juice is no longer worth the squeeze.
David SamsonHOST
The distraction that surrounds Sophie Cunningham makes it so that she is not a helpful member of the Fever.
David SamsonHOST
She went on her own podcast.
David SamsonHOST
She's got a podcast.
David SamsonHOST
And she basically went scorched earth on Candace Buckner in a way that made me uncomfortable.
David SamsonHOST
She said, "It's why I literally don't even care what anyone says about me anymore.
David SamsonHOST
She's got a podcast.
David SamsonHOST
And she basically went scorched earth on Candace Buckner in a way that made me uncomfortable.
David SamsonHOST
she said it's why i literally don't even care what anyone says about me anymore because i've said this so many times if you're gonna live by the praise you're gonna die by the hate the majority of these people have never picked up a ball in their entire lives and they're just thirsty to have attention or be relevant in some type of way Dot, dot, dot.
David SamsonHOST
So for you to say I'm effective or ineffective or any of that, whatever, suck it.
David SamsonHOST
You have to be neutral to all of it.
David SamsonHOST
You want to know why I became robotic? It's because it's the only way, in my opinion, to handle with any sort of poise.
David SamsonHOST
negativity is to not allow it to be a frame of reference that makes you compare it to the positivity if you ignore it all you're going to be in better shape but when you've got your own platform the way sophie does the way i do it really provides an opportunity to go down a path that's not going to make you feel any better at all sophie's not going to feel better by calling out candace buckner she's not going to change the narrative that exists around her by calling out candace buckner she's not going to make the indiana fever a better team she's not going to make the front office make a decision about keeping her getting rid of her by responding or not responding on her podcast the thing about responding is that you're opening yourself up to the reality that you can't change the narrative even though you're yelling the loudest to the most people.
David SamsonHOST
Think about how counterintuitive that is from a business standpoint.
Dan DakichHOST
I mean...
Dan DakichHOST
And again, old saddlebags, Candace Buckner, who's never played a sport, never had to work out every single day, and criticizes Riley Gaines, a swimmer, and if you know anything about swimmers, they're the hardest-working people on any college campus.
Dan DakichHOST
No, no, no, no, no, she's right.
Dan DakichHOST
Never played a sport, thirsty for attention, and another Black woman attacking white people.
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