Natasha Cloud, a WNBA champion guard who currently plays for the Connecticut Sun, fired a rebellious message on social media following her suggestion that the US has focused more on profit than people on multiple occasions.
Cloud spoke in an interview with The Associated Press, defending programs that promote diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Cloud didn't seem to shake up amid criticism of her words.
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Phoenix Mercury's Natasha Cloud, #0, will dribble into the first half of the WNBA basketball game against Indiana Fever, held in Indianapolis on Friday, August 16th, 2024. (AP Photo/Daron Cummings, File)
“I'm not soft, and the words don't hurt me lol am we five? It's still people beyond profit,” she wrote to X.
“Then go back to me and tell me what made the whole world crazy.”
Cloud said last week it's important for athletes to speak out more than ever as Trump terminated the government's DEI program and businesses followed suit.
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Phoenix Mercury Guard Natasha Cloud, #0 against Indiana Fever at Phoenix Footprint Center on June 30, 2024. (Mark J. Rebilas-Usa Today Sports)
“The system of power is working because they were always meant to work,” Cloud said. “And it's time to break down the system that's exclusively white.”
Cloud said he believes the county focused on “money for people.”
“I understand the business side, I understand the human side,” Cloud said. “Too often, this country puts the human side aside and puts profits and money on people.”
The three defensive team selection has not avoided speaking her mind on social media.
Phoenix Mercury Guard Natasha Cloud #0 will respond to a call to the Las Vegas Ace in the third quarter that took place at Phoenix's Footprint Center on Sunday, September 1, 2024. (Michael Chow / The Republic / USA Today Network)
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She called on Americans to oppose the high cost of living in the US and had a tiff with former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom against the country's criticism in 2023.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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