UNCASVILLE, Conn. — As the Connecticut Sun and the Mohegan Tribe ownership continues to evaluate the franchise’s future in Connecticut, the players remained focused on the one thing solely in their control ― themselves.

“Everyone in the front office of the Sun has been very transparent about the process and trying to tell us everything that they possibly can,” Sun guard Marina Mabrey said after Connecticut’s 87-78 loss to the New York Liberty on Sunday afternoon.

“But at the end of the day, this is out of our control and there’s so many other decisions to be made higher up within the WNBA that for us, we kind of just wait until a final decision is made and we just stay within the process of what we’re doing with the season because at the end of the day, this 2025 season is not going to be any different.”

Before the game, Sun president Jennifer Rizzotti spoke with the media to address a report on Saturday that a group led by Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca had reached an agreement to acquire the franchise with plans to relocate the franchise to Boston. Rizzotti clarified that the Mohegan Tribe has not officially sold the Connecticut Sun.

“Contrary to some of the articles that were out yesterday, the team has not been sold,” Rizzotti said on Sunday afternoon. “… unless it comes out of official Connecticut Sun or Mohegan Sun channels, it’s not official.”

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Sun forward Tina Charles praised the Connecticut fans for all their support over the years, dating to her first stint with the Sun and her four-year career at UConn. The WNBA’s all-time leader in rebounds and double-doubles won two national titles with the Huskies in 2009 and 2010 before being selected first overall in the 2010 WNBA Draft by the Connecticut Sun.

Charles hopes the same friendly faces that have regularly filled the Mohegan Sun Arena, will follow the franchise to Boston in the event of a relocation.

“They call it ‘basketball country’ here in Connecticut,” Charles said. “If (the relocation to Boston) does go through, I’m pretty sure it’s just thankful to still be in the New England area.

“Hopefully the fans (in Connecticut) are able to make games when their schedule allows, if it is there (in Boston). But just looking forward to ― I guess the players moving on who will be there ― be able to have their resources, walk into a facility that really reflects what we deserve and what we should have, what our male counterparts (in the NBA) have. So kudos to the person who wants to invest and wants to grow the game and keep it in New England.”

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