WNBA team slammed over 'racist' photoshoot as fans are left outraged

WNBA squad the Phoenix Mercury person sparked outrage connected societal media aft staging a photoshoot that fans judge is racially insensitive.

During the league's offseason, Phoenix carried retired a sprout with 3 of their players to physique immoderate excitement aft fixtures for the 2025 run were released earlier this week.

The selling stunt involves guards Kahleah Copper, Sophie Cunningham and Natasha Cloud performing immoderate bizarre poses unneurotic portion dressed successful matching achromatic roll-neck sweaters, light-blue jeans and achromatic socks - yet 1 of the poses has caused large controversy.

The photograph successful question shows Cunningham sitting connected Copper arsenic her African American teammate lays connected the level with her feet up, which has led to accusations of racism online.

'There is not a concern connected this world wherever a achromatic pistillate should beryllium sitting connected a Black Woman similar a portion of furniture,' 1 idiosyncratic said connected X.

Another put: 'Somebody connected the Phoenix Mercury contented creation/social media squad needs to beryllium fired earlier extremity of concern tomorrow'.

A 3rd fumed: 'DONT P*** ME OFF BRO! who approved this airs and wherefore is that woman connected my sister? wherefore is my girls hairsbreadth touching the floor…yall shady for this'.

'Type of racist s*** is this?' asked a fourth.

While 1 simply wrote: 'This feels racist.' 

DailyMail.com has reached retired to the Phoenix Mercury for comment.

Copper is gearing up for her 2nd play with the Mercury aft being traded from the Chicago Sky up of the 2024 season.

In her debut campaign, the 30-year-old helped Phoenix scope the archetypal circular of the WNBA playoffs, wherever they were beaten by the Minnesota Lynx.