Mitchell clapped back with a post on X, praising Cleveland's summers. Almost from the moment Mitchell came to Cleveland, people thought he'd eventually leave and join the Knicks. Instead, he signed an extension with the Cavs and has embraced the city.

Clearly, Mitchell disagrees with Cunningham's blunt assessment of the city he's spent the past three years calling home. Cunningham's comments come on the heels of the league's announcement that it would be expanding into three new cities—Philadelphia, Detroit and Cleveland–in the coming years.

Cleveland Cavaliers players Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland voiced enthusiastic support for the return of the WNBA to Cleveland.