{"id":440347,"date":"2026-01-29T07:21:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T07:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/440347\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T07:21:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T07:21:10","slug":"fire-president-says-new-jerseys-are-just-one-step-along-the-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/440347\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire President says new jerseys are “Just one step along the way\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) \u2014 Portland’s WNBA team revealed two new jersey designs today.<\/p>\n

Both inspired by the Rose City and the passion of Portland\u2019s basketball community, the Portland Fire’s unveiling of these designs is the latest step in the franchise\u2019s effort to stay connected with fans ahead of its inaugural season.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m excited. It\u2019s just great to see fans get excited,\u201d said interim president Clare Hamill. \u201cIt\u2019s great for the city, and I feel just really fortunate to be a part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

SEE ALSO | Portland Fire\u2019s debut season offers exciting matchups and community-driven aspirations<\/a><\/p>\n

Since the team\u2019s launch last summer, the Fire have focused on building momentum through fan engagement and steady updates. Hamill said each release is designed to give supporters something new to rally around.<\/p>\n

\u201cEver since I jumped in in July, we\u2019ve been trying to do everything to stay connected to fans,\u201d Hamill said. \u201cWe had an incredible select-a-seat event that fans came to, we\u2019ve had multiple releases, and we want to keep giving fans things to get excited about. This was just one step along the way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the WNBA\u2019s collective bargaining agreement still being finalized, Hamill said the team\u2019s preparations have remained on track.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt hasn\u2019t been that hard \u2014 there\u2019s been plenty to do,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019re very confident, and when the collective bargaining agreement is signed, we\u2019ll be ready to go.\u201d<\/p>\n

Attention now begins to shift toward roster building, including the upcoming expansion draft, which could bring the first Fire players to Portland.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are excited,\u201d Hamill said. \u201cProbably the expansion draft will be the first step. That\u2019s how it went last year, so we\u2019re hoping those players move to Portland fast. We\u2019d love to have them here.\u201d<\/p>\n

As anticipation continues to build, Hamill said fans can expect more announcements in the near future.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a few more big announcements coming up,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

You can find all Fire merchandise available here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) \u2014 Portland’s WNBA team revealed two new jersey designs today. Both inspired by the Rose…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":440348,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[49,48,82,630],"class_list":["post-440347","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\/440347","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=440347"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/440347\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/440348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=440347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=440347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=440347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}