"I think the market here itself is just going to be better for a women’s basketball program," said Sun guard Saniya Rivers.

Fans traveled locally and across state lines to cheer on their respective teams, and expressed their desire for Boston to have its own WNBA team. The post ‘We definitely need a WNBA team here’: Fans celebrate Suns-Fever sellout at TD Garden appeared first on Boston.

I think the time is right you can see the energy, the excitement, the venue is large enough to host women’s professional basketball."

Massachusetts Governor and former Harvard basketball player Maura Healey tiptoed around the idea of poaching the Sun, when she declared Tuesday WNBA Day in Massachusetts. But, in her official proclamation, she called for the league to put a franchise in Boston. It read:

We’re letting them run their process,” Engelbert said. “I think they've stated that they're going through a strategic review of probably a lot of their assets, including

As Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever​ prepare to take on the Connecticut Sun at the TD Garden, Gov. Healey says Boston should have a WNBA team.

Fans sold out TD Garden for a highly anticipated WNBA game between the Connecticut Sun and the Indiana Fever Tuesday night. A lot of families and young basketball players were excited to see their role models hit the parquet.

Connecticut Sun rookie guard Saniya Rivers said that the Boston market would be an appealing spot for the WNBA franchise if they relocated.

Fans, investors and local elected officials are all interested in bringing a WNBA team to Boston. But with the league's expansion plan set through 2030 and the Connecticut Sun hoping to avoid an out-of-state move,

Healey praised the Sun for bringing so many figures from so many corners of sports and business together in the name of women’s sports.