Fever star Sophie Cunningham has called Angel Reese "absolutely crazy" for avoiding a $500 fine for a technical foul.

Sophie Cunningham called it "absolutely crazy" that Angel Reyes avoided a technical foul for chasing Sabrina UNESCO before the WNBA Finals.

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With the WNBA Finals set to begin Saturday afternoon between the Golden State Warriors and Atlanta Dream, all the talk is about which of these franchises will win their first title since joining the league.

However, Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham has her focus on something else.

During the Dream Series win in Game 3 against the New York Liberty on Oct. 9, there was a situation following a foul in which Atlanta forward Angel Reyes went after Liberty guard Sabrina Ionesco after making an illegal play.

Reyes followed Ionescu through four WNBA All-Star appearances by yelling, "You can't do that."

No technical fouls were committed, which angered Cunningham.

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On his "No Hesitation" podcast, the Fever guard noted that Reyes' avoidance of the technical penalty and subsequent $500 that normally accrues on playoff techs is "absolutely ridiculous."

"If you're going to go after someone in court and be within earshot, it's got to be a technology. Anytime," Cunningham said. "It's going to be a tech in the regular season. Now, if he's going to stick around and just kind of scream and say something, I'm all for it. But the fact that he didn't get a tech on that, I think that's just crazy."

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She wasn't the only one who felt that way, as ESPN WNBA analyst Rebecca Lobo said on the show that Reyes should have been hit with a technical foul during the incident.

While Cunningham was clearly upset by the situation, he noted that he respected the fact that Reese was supporting his teammate in that situation.

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The problem with not calling the first technical foul is that a few minutes later, Reese was in foul trouble after standing chest-to-chest with Jonkel Jones after blocking his attempt to stretch out in the stands.

Two technical fouls in one game would have led to an ejection for Reyes and could have turned the game in Liberty's favor.

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Cunningham didn't like the technique that was actually called on Rays, calling it "good playoff basketball," but took exception to the gap between the two calls, calling it "weird and inconsistent."

Reyes is sitting on two technical fouls heading into the finals, and two more fouls during the seven-game streak lead to a one-game suspension.

Angel Reyes of the Atlanta Dream celebrates during Game 3 of the semifinals against the New York Liberty on Oct. 9, 2026 at Barclays Center Arena in Brooklyn, New York. (NBAE)

Reese and Cunningham's teammate Kaitlin Clark have a history of hard fouls and competitive banter between the two.

With that in mind, credit must be given to Cunningham for being measured and fair in his assessment of Rees' errors.

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