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Rockets' Owner to Buy WNBA's Connecticut Sun, Move Team to Houston
The $300 million sale to Tilman Fertitta marks the highest price in WNBA history and ends the Sun’s 23-year tenure in New England.
- On Monday, the Connecticut Sun officially announced an agreement to sell the franchise to Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta for $300 million, with relocation to Houston in 2027 to revive the Comets.
- This sale concludes a 23-year run in New England after the Mohegan Tribe relocated the team from Orlando in 2003, with Connecticut Sun President Jen Rizzotti praising the ownership group's long-term commitment.
- The WNBA Board of Governors must still approve the move, which follows the league's decision to block a $325 million offer from Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca for a Boston relocation.
- For the 2026 WNBA season, the team will remain at Mohegan Sun Arena, where Rizzotti stated the organization aims to complete this final year in Connecticut with pride.
- The sale aligns with the league's growing trend of NBA-connected ownership, with groups like the Warriors and Rockets expanding WNBA presence as the new collective bargaining agreement mandates top-tier facilities.
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‘Incredibly disappointing’: State leaders react as Connecticut Sun move to Houston becomes official
Reaction to the news Monday that the Connecticut Sun WNBA team is officially being moved to Houston was of sadness and regret in Connecticut, especially amongst those who had tried to keep the professional women’s basketball team in the state over the last year.
The CT Sun is leaving. The sale has raised deeper questions.
After more than two decades, the Sun is starting to set on major league sports in Connecticut. On Friday, Texas-based PaperCity Magazine and ESPN both reported that Connecticut’s last major league sports team, the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun, would be sold and relocated to Houston. The deal was later confirmed by the team’s current ownership, the Mohegan Tribe on Monday, ending months of speculation over the future of the team. The deal will transfe…
“Would Be No WNBA”: Attorney General Breaks Silence on Connecticut Sun Relocation to Houston
The Connecticut Sun’s potential sale to the Fertitta family and relocation to Houston has put the franchise’s future in the state in serious doubt, a move that is not sitting well with fans or officials. Even the Connecticut Attorney General does not condone this route. Statement from Connecticut Attorney General William Tong on a potential Sun sale, via his office: “Connecticut is the heart and soul of women’s basketball. There would be no WNB…
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