Pistons owner Tom Gores puts in bid for Detroit to receive WNBA franchise
Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores submitted a bid for the city to receive a WNBA franchise, sources told Yahoo Sports.
The Detroit Shock were a big part of early WNBA history, winning championships in 2003, 2006 and 2008 before moving to Tulsa in 2010 — and before being rebranded as the Dallas Wings.
The Shock set single-game records for attendance in the 2003 WNBA Finals as 22,076 fans filled the Palace of Auburn Hills to see Game 3 against the Los Angeles Sparks, and they matched that mark again in the 2007 Finals. Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever set the single-game regular-season record against the Washington Mystics this past season with 20,711.
Nashville announced a bid for a WNBA franchise, the Tennessee Summit, earlier Thursday. Friday is the last day for bids and at least six cities are expected to make bids for franchises — scheduled to begin play in 2028.
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