The highly anticipated WNBA regular season debuts of Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Cameron Brink and others continue to make women's basketball a hot topic in the sports world. Strauss suggested that one of the WNBA's past shortcomings revolves around how the league decided to brand its teams. It should be noted that not every WNBA team shares a city or an ownership group with an NBA franchise. Five NBA teams own an WNBA team — the Indiana Pacers (Indiana Fever), Minnesota Timberwolves (Minnesota Lynx), Washington Wizards (Washington Mystics), Brooklyn Nets (New York Liberty) and Phoenix Suns (Phoenix Mercury). In October, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced the Golden State Warriors were awarded an expansion team.

Source: Fox News May 09, 2024 09:22 UTC