Lisa Leslie Has Strong Response to Sophie Cunningham's Viral WNBA Expansion Comments

Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham went viral for critical comments she made about the WNBA's recent announcement about expansion franchises being awarded to Cleveland, Detroit, and Philadelphia from 2028-2030.

"I also think that you want to listen to your players, too. Where do they want to play? Where are they gonna get excited to play and draw fans? I do think that Miami would have been a great [location]," Cunningham said. "I'm not so sure what the thought process is there, but at the end of the day, you want to make sure that you're not expanding our league too fast. I think that that's also another thing.

"It's kind of a hard decision-making situation. But man, I don’t know how excited people are to be going to Detroit or [Cleveland]," Cunningham concluded.

She has received a lot of pushback for these comments, including from the cities of Detroit and Cleveland. And WNBA legend Lisa Leslie also didn't seem to appreciate what Cunningham said, which she conveyed in an Instagram comment on July 1.

"Uggghhhh! I need to call a meeting with all the players of the @wnba," Leslie wrote in a reply to @brwsports' post about what Cunningham said.