Sun Sale in Limbo as New Report Claims WNBA Now Wants to Buy Team, and for Less Money

WNBA Analyst Accuses Cathy Engelbert of Favoring 'NBA Billionaires' Amidst Sun Sale Fiasco

Credit where credit is due, Cathy Engelbert has done a good enough job of leveraging the sudden rise in popularity for the WNBA. A $2.2B media rights deal for the next ten years, the All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis, and the newest team in the Bay–all tick the boxes. However, not everything is sunshine and rainbows. There is one area where Engelbert is missing the mark… the Connecticut Sun sale. The Mohegan Tribe has been keeping an ear to the g…

Sun sale in limbo as new report claims WNBA now wants to buy team, and for less money

HARTFORD, Conn. — The ongoing saga of the Mohegan Tribe’s attempt to sell the Connecticut Sun took another turn on Tuesday when ESPN reported that the WNBA is attempting to counter the two offers currently on the table from prospective…

Report: Connecticut Sun could be purchased by ‘antagonistic’ WNBA to prevent move to Boston

According to a new story from ESPN, the WNBA has offered to buy the Connecticut Sun and move them to a market of their choosing.

The WNBA Is Blocking A $325M Sale, Relocation Of The Connecticut Sun

Billionaires are battling to buy the Connecticut Sun. But it’s the WNBA — not the market — standing in their way.Over the past few weeks, multiple buyers have expressed interest in acquiring and relocating the franchise, which has been owned and operated by the Mohegan Tribe for the past 22 years. That includes Boston Celtics co-owner Steve Pagliuca and former Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry, both of whom are offering $325 million to buy the…

‘Antagonistic’ WNBA wants to buy Sun for cheap and handpick new city over Boston (report)

The WNBA has made it no secret that it wasn’t happy about a proposed deal that would move the Connecticut Sun to Boston.