On Monday, the WNBA announced its plans to add three more expansion teams by 2030. On Tuesday, a prominent player questioned the league's choice of markets. Indiana guard Sophie Cunningham raised her concerns during the shootaround before the Fever's 74-59 victory over the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA Commissioner's Cup final.

With Detroit, Cleveland and Philadelphia all slated to get WNBA teams by 2030, the league opted to add two teams in the Midwest to go along with Indiana, Minnesota, and Chicago. However, Fever forward Sophie Cunningham was skeptical that the WNBA made the right expansion choices.