Owners of WNBA's Connecticut Sun Weighing Potential Sale, Relocation
he WNBA's popularity and revenues have exploded in recent years—and the Connecticut Sun may unfortunately be a casualty.
The Mohegan Native American tribe that owns the Sun have retained investment bank Allen and Company to facilitate the potential sale of the franchise, according to a Monday afternoon report from Kurt Badenhausen and Eben Novy-Williams of Sportico.
Per Badenhausen and Novy-Williams, "the expectation is a control sale and likely franchise relocation."
A hypothetical move would be an unsavory end for a unique franchise in the league's smallest market. Rescued from oblivion following the 2002 season after four years as the Orlando Miracle, Connecticut's ownership by a Native American tribe had no precedent in any professional sport. The team was also the first in the WNBA with owners outside of the NBA's structure.
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