Is It Time To Bring The WNBA Back To Houston?
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The Comets had a legendary run during their era, and as the WNBA looks to expand from 12 teams to 16 within the next four years, Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta is bidding to bring WNBA back to H-Town.
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From ABC13:
Inside the Rockets’ brand-new Memorial Hermann Training Center, Fertitta explained that Houston is among eight cities competing for the 16th franchise after the league awarded teams to the San Francisco Bay Area, Toronto, and Portland, Oregon. He said bringing a WNBA franchise to a sports-rich city like Houston is not automatic.
“Wouldn’t you know, (Houston’s bid is) happening right when everybody else wants one,” Fertitta said. “There’s eight cities vying for possibly one more franchise that they’re going to award in the next two to three years. Are we going to try and get it? Yes.”
The dynasty that Tina Thompson, Sheryl Swoopes and Cynthia Cooper built in Houston played a major role in establishing the WNBA during its infancy. The team ended in 2008.. is it time for H-Town to get another WNBA team?
