The Athletic dropped some exciting news on Thursday, announcing that Philly is one of six markets in consideration for a WNBA expansion team. They spoke with WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelert on the topic of expansion.
There was a lot of information found throughout this report, and I highly recommend that you check it out if you haven’t done so already. Here are a few of the major points in regard to possible WNBA expansion:
“Commissioner Cathy Engelbert told The Athletic she hopes to identify one or two cities for an expansion franchise by the start of the WNBA playoffs in September or by year’s end at the latest.