{"id":439598,"date":"2026-01-28T22:58:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T22:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/439598\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T22:58:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T22:58:09","slug":"portland-fire-reveals-new-jerseys-ahead-of-2026-wnba-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/439598\/","title":{"rendered":"Portland Fire reveals new jerseys ahead of 2026 WNBA season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PORTLAND, Ore. \u2014 The WNBA is back in Portland starting this May, and we\u2019re getting a look at the team\u2019s new jerseys!<\/p>\n<p>The Portland Fire revealed two new looks for its WNBA players on Wednesday, both of which draw inspiration from the Rose City and its basketball fans.<\/p>\n<p>The team will be donning a white base uniform called the Nike Heroine Edition, as well as a red Nike Explorer Edition.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE | <a href=\"https:\/\/katu.com\/sports\/fire-wnba\/the-dream-of-the-2000s-is-alive-in-portland-wnba-fire-returns-with-home-opener-may-9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The dream of the 2000s is alive in Portland, WNBA Fire returns with home opener May 9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The jerseys both borrow elements from the Fire\u2019s PDX logo, which they say is \u201cinspired by the Willamette River that flows through the heart of the city, representing strength and connection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur 2026 jerseys are an embodiment this new era of the team: bold, innovative, and resilient,&#8221; said Portland Fire Senior Vice President of Marketing &amp; Communications, Kimberly Veale. \u201cEvery element was shaped with Portland in mind, honoring our legacy, while capturing the spirit and energy of this incredible city we represent. As we prepare for our debut season in May, our athletes, and fans alike, will embody that ethos when wearing a Fire jersey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Fire franchise was rekindled from a three-season run in the early 2000s, and marks the WNBA\u2019s expansion to 15 teams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PORTLAND, Ore. \u2014 The WNBA is back in Portland starting this May, and we\u2019re getting a look at&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":439599,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[49,48,82,630],"class_list":["post-439598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports","tag-wnba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=439598"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439598\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/439599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=439598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=439598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=439598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}