Sparks' Social Media Account Takes Swipe At Fever's Sophie Cunningham Over Wnba Expansion Remarks

The Los Angeles Sparks piled onto nan Indiana Fever connected Saturday nighttime pursuing their 89-87 win.

The Sparks’ societal media relationship took a swipe astatine their opponents and utilized Sophie Cunningham’s comments astir WNBA expansion arsenic its premise.

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Indiana Fever's Sophie Cunningham, left, and Los Angeles Sparks's JulieVanloo conflict for a loose ball, Saturday, July 5, 2025, successful Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

"List of cities Indiana has beef with: Detroit, Cleveland, Los Angeles," nan station read.

The WNBA announced that Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia would beryllium receiving franchises complete nan adjacent fewer years, adding to Toronto and Portland. Cunningham wondered aloud whether fans would want to flock to nan arenas successful Cleveland and Detroit.

"I don’t cognize really excited group are to beryllium going to Detroit aliases (Cleveland)," she said connected July 1.

Cunningham clarified her comments while speaking to reporters connected Thursday, and defended "blue-collar moving people" associated pinch Cleveland and Detroit.

Indiana Fever's Sophie Cunningham reacts aft hitting a changeable and getting fouled during nan Los Angeles Sparks game, Saturday, July 5, 2025, successful Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

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"First of all, I cognize nan history of nan WNBA. I cognize that some of those cities person had teams before, and they sewage america wherever we’re at, truthful I’m thankful for that," she said. "All I was really getting astatine was Broadway, nan off-court manner and truthful I deliberation that is really intriguing. I deliberation Miami’s intriguing. That’s each I was getting at."

"I deliberation it would beryllium nosy to get immoderate teams extracurricular of nan NBA market.... I deliberation group wholly misread nan situation. I would ne'er speak down upon middle-class, blue-collar moving people. That’s wherever I travel from. I’m from Missouri. I get I’m successful Indiana, and that’s why I’m benignant of hinting astatine Broadway sounds fun, Miami sounds fun. That’s each I was getting at."

Cunningham besides addressed nan backlash to her comments. 

Indiana Fever defender Sophie Cunningham useful nan level against nan Wings connected Friday, June 27, 2025, successful Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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"The group that hype you up are going to beryllium nan aforesaid group pushing you down. And so, for me, I ever conscionable benignant of enactment correct present successful nan middle. I deliberation that was my individual opinion," she said.

Fox News’ Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.

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