The original queens of the WNBA are coming back to the court in 2027.
The Connecticut Sun will be rebranded as the Houston Comets once the sale to Houston Rockets owners Fertitta Entertainment is approved by the league’s board of governors, according to multiple media reports.
Led by stars like Cynthia Cooper, Tina Thompson and Sheryl Swoopes, the Comets captured the WNBA’s first four championships from 1997 to 2000 but disbanded after the 2008 season.
The upcoming season will be the last the Sun play in Connecticut, their home since 2003, before relocating to Houston ahead of the 2027 season.
Multiple outlets reported last week that the Fertittas purchased the Sun for $300 million.
The Mohegan Tribe, current owners of the Sun, entertained offers to sell the team last year. Former Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry proposed a plan to keep the team in-state but move it to the capital of Hartford, and Steve Pagliuca, a Boston Celtics minority owner, offered $325 million to move the team to Boston, which was initially accepted before the league refused to approve the sale.
The Fertitta family, led by Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta, entered the picture with reports of their interest surfacing in December.
Houston had also pursued an expansion franchise, but the WNBA instead selected Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia in the latest round of expansion deals.
The Mohegan Tribe purchased the team formerly known as the Orlando Miracle and moved them to Uncasville, Conn., in 2003. They sent a letter to fans last season promising the team would spend at least the 2026 season in their current home of Mohegan Sun Arena.
The Sun have never won a WNBA title but have lost four times in the league finals, most recently in 2022.
–Field Level Media
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