Indiana fever guard Sophie Kningham She got the top of many fans of the comments she had about one of the expansion cities in WNBA, Detroit.
On Monday, the league announced that there will be three new expansion teams regardless of Portland and Toronto, which will appear for the first time in 2026. WNBA Detroit has given a expansion team that will start in the 2029 season, while Cleveland will have a team in 2028 and Villadelphia in 2030.
Speaking to the correspondents on Tuesday, Keningham wondered whether the players would be “excited to play” at the expansion sites.
“Do you want to listen to the players too. Where do they want to play?” Knngham said. “Where will they become eager to play and draw fans? I think Miami would have become great … Nashvil is a wonderful city. Kansas City, an amazing opportunity. There is a big square in the city center that no one uses.”
“But man, I don’t know how people will go to Detroit or (Cleveland).”
The official account of the city’s government in Detroit tweets a clip of controversial observations in Caningham. The account highlighted the record of the high presence of Detroit, which was played in the league from 1998 to 2009.
Many Detroit fans were disturbed by the Kningham comments.
Below are other reactions:
Sophie Knngham in its first season with fever after it was obtained through a trade outside the season with Phoenix Mercury. The average goalkeeper, with a length of 6 feet, is 5.6 points and 4.1 rebounds in 11 games of the bench.
Tom Gors, the ownership group of Detroit, will lead the owner of Detroit Bestone. Detroit Lyons Garrete Jared, former Bestone stars Grant Hill Chris Weber will also get minority ownership shares for the team, for all ESPN.
Among the other cities that made an expansion team: St. Louis, Kansas City, Austin (Texas), Nashville, Houston, Miami, Denver and Charlotte.
Jimmy Hill is consistent with Detroit, in the criticism
Political commentator and sports journalist Jimmy Hill, who was born in Detroit, commented on the comments of Sophie Caningham Virus about Detroit.
“SIS, you are playing in Indiana. No respect,” Tweet Hill on Tuesday.
Hill also replied to one of the fans who said she forgot that Indiana “Balad Ballet Ball”.
“Unfortunately, it is younger than knowing that Detroit ranked fifth in the fifth place when we were shocked, and she won three titles in 6 years. I fully realize basketball ratios in Indiana, but she took a ridiculous shot in Detroit for no reason, when you should expand in the league because of what the players mean.”
Before joining ESPN, Hill began her career as a journalist with the Detroit Free Press, which mainly covers basketball and football in Michigan.
By 2030, WNBA will have 18 teams. According to ESPN, Detroit will play in Little Caesars Arena, Detroit Pistons. Regarding the name of the team, the ownership group said it will work due, but it will look at the previous name, shock.
Edited by Kim Daniel Robenos
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