Sophie Cunningham is at the center of new boyfriend rumors, and fans have plenty to say about the WNBA star’s reported love life!
Speculation surrounding the Indiana Fever guard’s relationship status has been making the rounds online, with social media users weighing in on who could have captured her attention.
Cunningham, who has been making headlines since joining the WNBA, went viral on social media on Friday, August 11, when some fan pages posted pictures of her on a boat during the current WNBA break with someone they claimed to be her new boyfriend.
According to an account, Cunningham’s new man is Frank Adams, the head athletic trainer at Grand Canyon University, who also works with the school’s men’s basketball program. As per The Sunday Guardian, the two were previously linked in March when fans noticed Adams in Cunningham’s social media updates and at GCU events. While neither one has confirmed the relationship, the alleged couple’s sightings have continued to fuel dating rumors.
In March, Cunningham’s social media followers spotted a mystery man in the background of one of her selfies. Although the image did not clearly show his face, some eagle-eyed fans began suggesting that the man could be Adams.
Fans React To Sophie Cunningham’s Boyfriend Rumors
While there’s still no confirmation from Cunningham nor Adams about their relationship, fans have already shared their thoughts about the rumors. One person wrote, “New chapter begins as happiness takes center stage beyond basketball,” while another commented, “Good for her. Always nice to see people happy.”
Others mentioned Cunningham’s rumored relationship with a Black man, with some users referencing MAGA and asking how the WNBA star’s dating life fits with her perceived political views.
“Lady you’re about to lose your right wing grift and you just started it. You need to learn to stick to the bit you,” noted an X user, while a different one added, “I keep seeing people talk about what MAGA folks are gonna say, but I’ve not seen the MAGA folks saying it…some of yall only view life through the lens of race and politics.”
Another person pointed out that Cunningham “ain’t launching nothing she’s been hiding this dude for years lmao,” adding along pictures of her and Adams together.
Who Is Frank Adams?
Adams, the head athletic trainer for Grand Canyon University’s men’s basketball team, studied Education, Kinesiology and Sport at Hardin-Simmons University before building a career in athletic training, according to his LinkedIn profile. In 2025, he joined GCU’s sports medicine staff following his stint as an assistant athletic trainer with the Phoenix Suns for six years.
Cunningham, who previously played for the Phoenix Mercury, who were based in the same city as the NBA’s Phoenix Suns, from 2019 to 2024. Instagram user Teejayraps has shared several posts showing the Fever guard and the trainer at different events. In one particular share, a commenter noted, “Of course making believe he’s not with her. They’ve only been living together for years. She lives with him in his house in South Phoenix. She’s such a b———. They met when he was with the Phoenix Suns organization and her with the Phoenix Mercury. He was the Assistant Athletic trainer with the Phoenix Suns. She cleaned him up recently new choppers, corn rows gone and trimmed his beard .So folks She’s not into the Cowboy type, that’s her fake image, ya know white Midwestern Bible reading cross wearing no b——- girl, she has to keep her male fans. Sophie hasn’t been with a white guy for years, well documented in Phoenix.”
Keeping Her Love Life Private
Cunningham, who has kept her romantic life private, she previously opened up about her preferences while talking about relationships on her podcast in early March.
“I could never date someone shorter than me,” she said. “Because I’m already big. So I want someone who is going to make me feel smaller. But there are so many guys who have taller girls! I think people have really good energy, and I love so many people. I just can’t.”
The basketball star also revealed what she wants in a man. During an appearance on the “Like a Farmer” podcast, Cunningham named Alan Jackson as her “dream guy,” but emphasized that her man should be “younger and not married.”
Jackson is 67 and has been married to Denise Jackson for over forty years, suggesting that Cunningham was one having fun rather than pursuing a genuine romance.
Past Relationships
Cunningham dated Jacob Neidig, who played basketball for the Ottawa Braves. The pair reportedly started dating in 2019, but ended sometime in May 2020. That was the only known relationship of Cunningham. Others were rumors, such as her alleged affair with Phoenix Mercury CEO Josh Bartelstein. Phoenix Suns’ director of safety, security and risk management Gene Traylor filed a lawsuit against Bartelstein, which states that the WNBA star had an illicit affair with the CEO. At the time, Cunningham issued a statement posted on X: “I am deeply saddened by the recent false accusations made against me by Gene Traylor, someone I do not know and have never met. Let me be clear: his statements are untrue and extremely hurtful.”
