Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham says the FBI is monitoring roughly 20 people who have threatened or stalked her, a byproduct, she says, of her rising visibility in the WNBA.
Cunningham discussed the harassment during an appearance on podcaster Theo Von’s show this week after he asked whether she had dealt with serious stalking incidents.
“The more you’re visible on TV, you’re gonna get more fans. People are gonna know who you are, and that’s a really great thing, but there’s also a lot of crazy people too,” Cunningham said. “We do have a lot of stalkers; I know I do. That’s a negative side of things that people don’t think about.”
She said federal investigators are keeping tabs on the people targeting her specifically.
“I’ll have to check if I’m even allowed to say this, but I have, I think 20 people kind of that the FBI are watching for me. Me alone,” Cunningham said.
Cunningham said she isn’t permitted to name most of the individuals involved, but she pointed to one case that has already played out in Marion County court. She said one stalker, identified publicly as Kevin, is now in custody.
“I know one of them. I mean, he’s locked away now. Actually, this is public knowledge; his name’s Kevin. And the worst part about that, I have a miniature donkey named Kevin. Now, I’m like, ‘S–t, do I need to rename Kevin?'” she said.
That case involves 49-year-old Kevin Singh, who was arrested in June after police found him on camera stalking Cunningham. He was booked into the Marion County jail following the arrest.
Singh had repeatedly left messages for Cunningham at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, the Fever’s downtown Indianapolis arena, that were often sexual in nature. The ongoing contact led Cunningham to restrict her own movements before Singh was arrested on stalking and intimidation charges, both class 6 felonies in Indiana.
Singh was denied bail and was sentenced in 2025 to two and a half years in prison.
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