Women's basketball legend Nancy Lieberman called out Sophie Cunningham after the Indiana Fever guard spoke dismissively of two cities 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.

The WNBA announced its plans to add three more expansion teams by 2030. A prominent player questioned the league’s choice of markets.