Is all publicity good publicity for the WNBA?

You might not know it if you're just a general sports fan living in the age of the internet, but beyond the off-court drama involving Indiana Fever player Sophie Cunningham following comments she made about transgender athletes in an interview with ESPN nearly two weeks ago, the WNBA is hitting the home stretch of its season.

Yet, since the ESPN profile of Cunningham dropped on July 21, the vast majority of mainstream conversation about the WNBA has centered on a role player that averages 9.5 points and 2.4 rebounds per game for a fourth-place Fever team.