SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM has addressed her controversial WNBA remarks after causing mass fan outrage.
The Indiana Fever star is one of the top basketball players around following her move there earlier this year.
GettySophie Cunningham has addressed her controversial comments on the new WNBA cities[/caption]Cunningham stars alongside Caitlin Clark, arguably the best player in the WNBA.
And due to the competition’s growing popularity, chiefs are now looking to take the league to new areas across the country.
Cleveland will be joining the show in 2028, with Detroit to follow a year later and Philadelphia getting a look-in by 2030.
However, Cunningham caused a stir when she questioned the decision to choose the above locations over more glamorous cities.
She said: “You want to listen to your players. Where do they want to play? Where are they going to get excited to play and draw fans?
“Miami would have been a great one. Everyone loves Florida. Nashville is an amazing city. Kansas City, amazing opportunity. There’s a huge arena downtown that no one’s using.
“And I think the women’s soccer league is showing that people draw. You don’t want teams to totally dominate then have teams that aren’t.
“It’s a hard situation, but I don’t know how excited people are to go to Detroit or Cleveland.”
Fans from the affected cities were not pleased, with Cunningham’s comments drawing huge backlash.
But now, she has looked to clarify her statement with a new message to irate supporters.
Cunningham said: “First of all, I know the history of the WNBA. I know that both of those cities have had team before and they got us where we’re at, so I’m thankful for that,
“All I was really getting at was Broadway, the off-court lifestyle and so I think that is really intriguing. I think Miami’s intriguing. That’s all I was 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.
“The people that hype you up are going to be the same people pushing you down. And so for me, I always just kind of stay right here in the middle. I think that was my personal opinion.”
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