The WNBA has agreed to grant the Golden State Warriors an expansion franchise in 2025. While the deal hasn’t been finalized yet, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert is expected to be in the San Francisco Bay Area on Thursday to announce the new franchise, according to a person familiar with the situat
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The plan to grant Golden State an expansion team was first reported by The Athletic. Engelbert told the AP in August that a huge priority for the league was that any new ownership group treat players in top-notch way. Golden State owner Joe Lacob helped establish the American Basketball League in 1995 and owned the San Jose Lasers.
Expansion has been one of Engelbert’s top priorities, but her timeline has shifted over the years. She said last year that she hoped to announce one or two expansion teams at the end of the year, in hopes of them playing by 2024. Now they’ll have to wait at least another year.Portland had a WNBA team from 2000-02, playing its games at the Rose Garden before the franchise folded.
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