On Saturday, amid the tragic news that continued to pour out of Japan — a country rocked by the Sendai earthquake and tsunami — former Rutgers standout Cappie Pondexter offered an alternative explanation that has stirred some negative feedback.

"What if God was tired of the way they treated their own people in there own country! Idk guys he makes no mistakes," the guard, now with the WNBA's New York Liberty, tweeted on her account, cappa23.

"u just never knw!" she Tweeted later on. "They did pearl harbor so u can't expect anything less."

Pondexter, who played for the Scarlet Knights from 2003-2006, winning a Big East Rookie of the Year Award and two conference championships, posted an apology on her account this morning.

"I wanna apologize to anyone I may hurt or offended during this tragic time. I didnt realize that my words could be interpreted in the manner which they were people that knw me would tell u 1st hand im a very spiritual person and believe that everything, even disasters happen 4 a reason and that god will shouldnt be questioned," Pondexter tweeted. "But this is a very sensistive subject at a very tragic time and I shouldnt even have given a reason for the choice of words I used.

"If youve lost respect for me thats totally fine but please dont let me or my words lose the respect of u the WNBA and what it stands for."

When reached for comment this afternoon, the Liberty released the following statement:

"We have spoken to Cappie and the content of that conversation will remain internal. She made a mistake and quickly apologized for that mistake. We will have no further comment."

Pondexter's twitter account is @cappa23.

