With rumors surrounding the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA, there is some talk about a team in the city in regards to the ever-growing WNBA. Despite a crushing playoff exit for Donovan Mitchell and the Cavaliers, the team had enormous success, which only a WNBA team could continue to grow the city, though there could be some argument from a certain star in the womenâs league.
Indiana Feverâs Sophie Cunningham would be asked about the WNBAâs announcement to expand to 18 teams, which includes cities like Philadelphia, Detroit, and Cleveland. Cunningham would question players wanting to go to the city, as the star in Mitchell would respond on social media, hyping up Cleveland.
âCleveland in the summertime,â Mitchell wrote with two fire emojis after on X, formerly Twitter.
Mitchell has been with Cleveland since 2022 and has expressed his love for the team and city, so seeing him respond shouldnât come as a surprise.
Cavaliersâ Donovan Mitchell defends the cityÂ

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With athletes like Mitchell and LeBron James highlighting the Cavaliersâ basketball history, Cleveland is sure to be a city that could house a womenâs basketball team and be successful. However, Cunningham would question it and say, âI donât know how excited people are to be goingâ to Cleveland, even mentioning Detroit there as well.
âLike, where do they want to play? Where are they going to get excited to play and draw fans? I think Miami would have been a great one. Everyone loves Florida,â Cunningham said. âNashville is an amazing city. Kansas City â amazing opportunity. Thereâs a huge arena downtown that no oneâs using,â Cunningham added Tuesday afternoon. âIâm not so sure what the thought process is there.
âAt the end of the day, you donât want to expand our league too fast,â Cunningham continued. âWe donât want teams to totally dominate, and some that arenât. Itâs a hard situation, but, man, I donât know how excited people are to be going to Detroit or [Cleveland].â
At any rate, Cleveland will be getting a WNBA team, starting play in 2028.