Fever's Sophie Cunningham clarifies controversial WNBA expansion take
"First of all, I know the history behind the WBA. I know that both of those cities have had teams before, and what they got us, and I'm thankful for that," Cunningham expressed.
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"All I was really getting at is, like, Broadway [Nashville], 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'm thankful for what they've done for the history of the sport. I think it'd be fun to kind of get some teams outside the NBA market. I do think there is a benefit when you do have an NBA team, but that's all I was getting at.
"I think people totally misread that 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 kind of why I'm hinting that, Broadway sounds fun, SoFi in Miami sounds fun. All I was getting at."
Cunningham and the Fever (9-8) return to action on Saturday evening at 6 p.m. CT with a date against the Los Angeles Sparks on NBA TV.
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