00:00The Connecticut Sun has been sold to Tilman J. Fertitta,
00:03the owner of the NBA's Houston Rockets,
00:06in a deal that marks the franchise's upcoming relocation.
00:10The Mohegan Tribe received a WNBA record $300 million
00:14for the sale of the team, according to multiple reports.
00:19The Sun will finish the 2026 season in Uncasville, Connecticut
00:23at the Mohegan Sun Arena before moving to Texas
00:27for the start of the 2027 campaign.
00:30The incoming Houston team is expected to be named The Comets,
00:34reviving the identity of the charter franchise
00:37that won the league's first four titles.
00:39Houston has been without a WNBA presence since 2008,
00:44when the original Comets folded after a historic run
00:47featuring stars like Cynthia Cooper and Cheryl Swoops.
00:51The Connecticut Sun has reached the WNBA Finals four times,
00:552004, 2005, 2019, 2022,
01:01and posted 15 winning seasons since moving from Orlando in 2003.
01:07The franchise has struggled recently on the court,
01:10recording an 11-33 record last season
01:14and beginning the current season with two consecutive losses.
01:17The sale and relocation were unanimously approved by the league's governors,
01:23bringing professional women's basketball back to the Houston market.
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