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The Fertitta family, who ain nan NBA’s Houston Rockets, are purchasing nan WNBA’s Connecticut Sun pinch nan volition of moving nan squad to Houston, PaperCity Magazine and ESPN reported Friday.
The upcoming play will beryllium nan past nan Sun play successful Connecticut, their location since 2003, earlier relocating to Houston up of nan 2027 season. They will beryllium renamed nan Houston Comets aft nan city’s erstwhile WNBA franchise, according to PaperCity.
ESPN reported that nan Fertittas purchased nan Sun for $300m.
The Mohegan Tribe, existent owners of nan Sun, entertained offers to waste nan squad past year. The authorities of Connecticut projected a scheme to support nan squad in-state but move it to nan superior of Hartford, while erstwhile Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry submitted an connection and reportedly wanted to move nan squad to Boston.
The Fertitta family, led by Rockets proprietor Tilman Fertitta, entered nan image pinch reports of their liking surfacing successful December.
Houston had besides pursued an description franchise, but nan WNBA alternatively selected Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia successful nan latest information of description deals.
The Mohegan Tribe purchased nan squad formerly known arsenic nan Orlando Miracle and moved them to Uncasville, Connecticut, successful 2003. They sent a missive to fans past play promising nan squad would walk astatine slightest nan 2026 play successful their existent location of Mohegan Sun Arena.
The Sun person ne'er won a WNBA title but person mislaid 4 times successful nan convention finals, astir precocious successful 2022.
Tilman Fertitta, who besides serves arsenic nan the US ambassador to Italy, was a visible fig during nan caller Milano Cortina Winter Olympics arsenic a personnel of nan US statesmanlike delegation, appearing alongside vice-president JD Vance astatine a number of events.
