A bid to move the Connecticut Sun to Hartford has been months in the making, according to Hartford’s Mayor Arunan Arulampalam, who says an investor group has made an offer.
“We have a long history of women’s basketball fandom here in the state and in this city,” said Arulampalam. “It makes so much sense for them to play right here in Hartford.”
The Mohegan Tribe recently received a bid to move the team to Boston led by Boston Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca.
“I can’t speak to where the team’s going to go, but if Boston was an option, it’s hard to argue that they’re not a city that’s viable for a WNBA franchise,” said team president Jennifer Rizzotti at a news conference.
