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The Los Angeles Sparks<\/a> piled onto the Indiana Fever on Saturday night following their 89-87 win.<\/p>\n

The Sparks\u2019 social media account took a swipe at their opponents and used Sophie Cunningham\u2019s comments about WNBA <\/a>expansion as its premise.<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“List of cities Indiana has beef with: Detroit, Cleveland, Los Angeles,” the post read.<\/p>\n

The WNBA announced that Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia would be receiving franchises over the next few years, adding to Toronto and Portland. Cunningham wondered aloud whether fans would want to flock to the arenas in Cleveland and Detroit.<\/p>\n

“I don\u2019t know how excited people are to be going to Detroit or (Cleveland),” she said on July 1.<\/p>\n

Cunningham clarified her comments<\/a> while speaking to reporters on Thursday, and defended “blue-collar working people” associated with Cleveland and Detroit.<\/p>\n

FEVER’S LOSS TO SPARKS TRIGGERS MORE BACKLASH AGAINST ESPN ANALYST FOR CONTROVERSIAL CAITLIN CLARK TAKE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“First of all, I know the history of the WNBA. I know that both of those cities have had teams before, and they got us where we\u2019re at, so I\u2019m thankful for that,” she said. “All I was really getting at was Broadway, the off-court lifestyle and so I think that is really intriguing. I think Miami\u2019s intriguing. That\u2019s all I was getting at.”<\/p>\n

“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\u2019s where I come from. I\u2019m from Missouri. I get I\u2019m in Indiana, and that\u2019s why I\u2019m kind of hinting at Broadway sounds fun, Miami sounds fun. That\u2019s all I was getting at.”<\/p>\n

Cunningham also addressed the backlash to her comments.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“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,” she said.<\/p>\n

Fox News\u2019 Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n

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