Sophie Cunningham Drops Odd IG Request to Help Nail Her Dad’s Birthday Present

The last time Sophie Cunningham made waves on social media, she was making an appearance as a guest caddie for Caitlin Clark's stint at The Annika event. Now, Cunningham continues to draw netizens' attention with a unique request on Instagram.

In an IG story, the Indiana Fever guard asked help from her followers to find a not-so-common mammal. Apparently, Cunningham is looking for this creature on behalf of someone dear to her.

Sophie Cunningham makes a unique request to her IG followers. Credit: Cunningham/IG

"So my dad's birthday is coming up," Cunningham said in the IG story. "We have donkeys, mules, and horses, but Dad has always wanted miniature donkeys...we want to get him a couple of miniature donkeys for his 69th birthday."

Cunningham, who is the younger of two siblings, then explained that her father Jim doesn't have social media and urged his friends to keep their mouths shut about this surprise gift.

"If you in the Midwest or Missouri area and you know people who are trying to sell miniature donkeys, we want spotted or brown ones," Cunningham specified. "I'm not kidding. Please DM me because we're looking for them and his birthday is December 5th."

This is a thoughtful gesture from the Fever guard to Jim, who used to be a college football athlete. Cunningham's stint at the University of Missouri was a legacy passed on to her and her sister Lindsey from their parents Jim and Paula, a former track competitor.

There's no guarantee, of course, that Cunningham's surprise will remain a surprise, given that Jim can find out about in multiple ways. But, with the same amount of determination that she displays on the court for her WNBA squad, Cunningham will be on the hunt for miniature donkeys over the next few weeks.

Viral clip shows Sophie Cunningham getting on Caitlin Clark's nerves at Annika event

During Cunningham's first season in Indiana, she became fast friends with the likes of Caitlin Clark and Lexie Hull. This friendship led to her caddie appearance at The Annika, but she wasn't always making Clark smile at this event.

A viral clip shows Clark swinging her club and Cunningham making a comment afterwards.

"A little left, a little left," Cunningham says in the clip. An irritated Clark replies, "Girl, I know."

Cunningham, of course, may have said this on purpose as Clark is known to be an ultra-competitive individual in just about any activity she engages in.

Edited by Simoun Victor Redoblado