There is a reason why Sophie Cunningham is in the spotlight taking the attention away from Caitlin Clark. You see Sophie is blonde and hot. Clark is not and her achievements get downplayed when her accomplishments have to compete with the social dramas going on.
Sophie is also close to Sydney Sweeney and is rumored to be one of the models for Sweeney’s up-coming SYRN lingerie line
Exhibit A:

Leftists HATE good looking women, good looking women vote Republican, its the ugly hags with 20 cats that vote Dem. Look at any No Kings protest, show me ONE good looking woman, just one
She is also scrappier and not apologizing as well. That has always been a niche in sports.
Plus CC is woke and she's a true believer in the agenda while SC is not. Also, it's good strategy for her post WNBA career—she's not going to have to worry about finding a job. She'll make enough $$$ through advertising.