HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Connecticut Sun is being sold to the Fertitta family to bring the WNBA back to Houston, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday afternoon.
According to ESPN’s Alexa Philippou, sources said the team was sold for $300 million. The team will play its final season in Connecticut in 2026 before relocating in 2027. An official announcement is expected on Monday.
Sources told ESPN that the franchise is expected to use the Comets’ name.
ESPN reported in December that the Rockets’ ownership was in substantive talks with the Sun to buy the franchise. A sale to Rockets ownership marks the latest example of the WNBA moving toward having more teams owned by NBA owners.
Houston previously had a women’s basketball team, the Houston Comets, which debuted in the WNBA along with seven other teams in 1997. The team was folded and disbanded by the league in 2008.
The Houston Comets won four consecutive WNBA Championships in 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.
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