Those comments, unsurprisingly, got picked apart, with the cities of Cleveland and Detroit responding, WNBA fans quickly reminding Cunningham of the history of the WNBA in those cities, and many pointing out the hypocrisy of complaints about Detroit and Cleveland from a player in Indianapolis.

After controversial comments made about the WNBA expansion teams, Fever's Sophie Cunningham would clarify her thoughts.

On June 30, the WNBA announced that it will be adding expansion franchises in three American cities (Cleveland, Detroit, and Philadelphia) over the next five ye