Natasha Cloud, the WNBA champion guard for the Connecticut Sun, delivered a defiant message on social media after suggesting that the U.S. has often prioritized profit over people.
Cloud made the comments during an interview with The Associated Press, where she defended diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. Despite facing criticism for her words, Cloud stood firm in her position.
Phoenix Mercury’s Natasha Cloud, #0, dribbles during the first half of a WNBA basketball game against the Indiana Fever in Indianapolis on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024.
“Thing is I’m not soft, & words don’t hurt me lol are we 5? it still remains people over profit,” she wrote on X. “If yall truly about being unbiased… Google search any overseas media coverage of what’s happening in America.
“Then come back to me and tell me the whole world crazy.”
Cloud said last week it was important for athletes to speak out now more than ever as Trump ended government DEI programs, and corporations followed suit.
Phoenix Mercury guard Natasha Cloud, #0, against the Indiana Fever at Footprint Center in Phoenix on June 30, 2024.
The systems of power are working as they always were intended to work,” Cloud said. “And it’s time to break down a system that has only been about White men.”
Cloud then said she believed the county had put its focus on “money over people.”
“I understand the business aspect and I understand the human aspect,” Cloud said. “Too often this country has put the human aspect aside, and put profit and money over people.”
The three-time All-Defensive Team selection has not shied away from speaking her mind on social media.
Phoenix Mercury guard Natasha Cloud, #0, reacts to a call against the Las Vegas Aces during the third quarter at Footprint Center in Phoenix on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024.
She urged Americans to speak out against the rising cost of living in the U.S. and engaged in a heated exchange with former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom over his criticisms of the country in 2023.
