Full CoverageThe WNBA is expanding again, adding 3 new cities for a record 18 teams
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🚨HISTORIC MOMENT ALERT🚨
The W is leveling UP — three new teams, three new cities, one unstoppable future. ⭐
Say hello to our newest expansion teams:
🟣 @clevelandwnba - coming 2028
🔵 @DetroitWNBA - coming 2029
🔴 @philawnba - coming 2030
New energy. New legacies. New era. pic.x.com/6ZXaHPxkEw
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Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II
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The wait is over—WNBA basketball is back in Detroit!
This is a major moment for the city, and a reminder of why I’m ALWAYS proud to rep the D. Let’s Go!🏀 🏀
apnews.com/article/wnba-expansion-cleveland-detroit-philadelphia-0a3d313baf917010f4d4d5ae0744ec7c
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Washington Mystics
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Next stop: W Expansion
Welcome to the fam, @clevelandwnba, @detroitwnba, and @philawnba pic.x.com/UJFn9j6yga
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Jocelyn Benson
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www.freep.com/story/sports/nba/pistons/2025/06/30/detroit-wnba-expansion-team-return-2029-season/84410206007/
YES!
Every woman belongs in the game. As founding Chair of Michigan’s Task Force on Women in Sports and a huge advocate for the WNBA coming back to Detroit, I know what this means for girls across our state: your pro dreams can now come true right here in
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