WNBA star Sophie Cunningham issued an official apology on Thursday afternoon. Cunningham, a 28-year-old guard for the Indiana Fever, said Tuesday that she didn't "know how excited people are to be going to Detroit or [Cleveland],

Sophie Cunningham was the center of controversy over comments about the WNBA’s expansion to Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia, and, on Thursday, she attempted to clarify her message ahead of the Fever’s win over the Aces.

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