Portland to get WNBA team that will start play in 2026

The #wnba announced Wednesday that #portland will welcome the league’s 15th team that will start play in the Rose City starting in 2026.

The expansion to Portland was years in the making.

A WNBA team coming to Portland was in doubt. Eleven months ago, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Englebert was considering Portland as a place for an expansion but deferred at that time.

But now it is set to become reality, as she made the announcement at a media event at the Moda Center that Portland would get a team.

The Portland team will be owned and operated by RAJ Sports, led by Lisa Bhathal Merage and Alex Bhathal.

MORE: https://www.katu.com/news/local/15th-wnba-team-coming-to-portland-gov-kotek-confirms

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