Women's basketball legend Nancy Lieberman called out Sophie Cunningham after the Indiana Fever guard spoke dismissively of two cities that were recently announced as WNBA expansion destinations.

We interrupt this boring page of an old playbook — Miami over Cleveland, revolutionary idea — to bring you a silver lining: Cunningham’s Cleveland potshot will hasten the new franchise’s rise, even if it hurts fans’ feelings today.

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],