The Los Angeles Sparks didn’t let Sophie Cunningham neglect.
Following the Sparks’ 89-87 win over the Indiana Fever on Saturday, the crew wasted no time trolling Cunningham on social media over her feedback concerning the WNBA’s deliberate growth.
“List of cities Indiana has beef with: Detroit Cleveland Los Angeles,” the Sparks’ official X account posted together with the ultimate rating of the sport.
That is in reference to Cunningham, a guard for the Fever, who sparked controversy this week when she questioned the joy across the WNBA’s deliberate growth into Detroit and Cleveland, suggesting alternate options like Miami or Nashville could be extra interesting.
“Where do [players] want to play?” she questioned.
“Where are they going to get excited to play and draw fans? I do think that Miami would have been a great one. Like, everyone loves Florida. Nashville is an amazing city. Kansas City — amazing opportunity,” Cunningham added. “I don’t know how excited people are to be going to Detroit or [Cleveland].”
Cunningham’s feedback drew reactions from many, together with Cleveland Cavaliers proprietor Dan Gilbert, in addition to Cavs celebrity Donovan Mitchell.
“Come on Sophie, obviously you haven’t been to Detroit or Cleveland … you should support your Midwest sisters in this league and these two great cities that you’re going to come to know and love very shortly,” Gilbert mentioned.
Mitchell posted “Cleveland in the summertime” with fireplace emojis.
Cunningham later tried to make clear her feedback.
“First of all, I know the history of the WNBA. I know that both of those cities have had teams before, and they got us where we’re at, so I’m thankful for that,” she mentioned. “All I used to be actually getting at was Broadway, the off-court life-style and so I feel that’s actually intriguing. I feel Miami’s intriguing. That’s all I used to be getting at.
“I think it would be fun to get some teams outside of the NBA market . . . . I think people totally misread the situation. I would never speak down upon middle-class, blue-collar working people. That’s where I come from. I’m from Missouri. I get I’m in Indiana, and that’s why I’m kind of hinting at Broadway sounds fun, Miami sounds fun. That’s all I was getting at.”
Cunningham had simply 4 factors within the loss, and has damaged double figures twice this yr.
The Fever are 9-9 this season as their cornerstone Caitlin Clark — who sat Saturday — continues to take care of an injury-plagued season.
Cunningham is averaging 5.2 factors per sport whereas taking pictures simply 30 p.c from deep this season, the place she takes the majority of her pictures.
