Connecticut Sun sold to Houston ownership group after 24 seasons
The Guardian Sport • 2 min read • Latest: Oct 6, 2026, 10:00 AM
Last updated Oct 6, 2026
The Connecticut Sun completed their final WNBA game last month, marking the end of their 24-year tenure in Connecticut. The franchise, owned by the Mohegan Tribe, was the first Native American-owned professional sports team and has generated significant local and cultural support. Their controversial sale to a new ownership group in Houston has prompted discussions of legal action from the state of Connecticut, as New England now lacks a WNBA team. Fans expressed their sorrow during the last game, highlighting the deep community ties the Sun fostered over the years.
- •Connecticut Sun played last WNBA game in September 2026.
- •The team was established in 2003 and made history as the first Native American-owned franchise.
- •Controversy surrounds the sale, leading to potential legal action by Connecticut.
- •Local fans experienced collective grief during the team's final game.
- •Connecticut no longer has a WNBA team after the Sun's departure.
- 10:00 AMThe Guardian Sport — ‘I will not be moving on’: sale of WNBA’s Connecticut Sun leaves Native fans facing cultural loss
"The Mohegan Tribe made the Sun the first Native American-owned franchise in pro sports. Fans say the team’s move to Houston echoes centuries of erasure and displacement When the Connecticut Sun played their final WNBA game last month, fans at Mohegan Sun Arena came together in an act of collective celebration and grief. The beloved franchise was leaving after 24 seasons, sold to a new ownership group in Houston, in a process so controversial that the state of Connecticut is considering legal action. The end of the Sun is a loss for the entire New England region, which is now without a WNBA team. The Sun entered the league in 2003 and brought professional women’s basketball to Connecticut, which is considered the “Basketball Capital of the World” – at least, according to signs along the state’s highways. The Sun were the first independently owned WNBA team, and the first Native American-owned pro sports franchise. Continue reading...
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