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The WNBA announced a Portland expansion team and fans were so stoked

By Meghan L. Hall

The WNBA announced a Portland expansion team and fans were so stoked

The WNBA is officially coming to Portland, Oregon, again.

On Wednesday, the league (finally!) confirmed that Portland will be home to the organization's 15th franchise. This comes after the WNBA's social media team teased an expansion team announcement on Tuesday and several weeks after Sean Highkin of The Rose Garden Report reported that the city was securing a team.

This is also a tremendous turn of events after Portland was reportedly "deferred" from consideration over renovation concerns at the Moda Center last year. Portland will begin play during the 2026 season (along with the WNBA's Toronto expansion team) and will be owned and operated by RAJ Sports, led by Lisa Bhathal Merage and Alex Bhathal.

Of course, WNBA fans were totally stoked. Here's how they reacted to the news:

Monique Billing's reaction to a Brittney Griner and Rickea Jackson fight reminded fans of an LSU-South Carolina meme Brittney Griner and Rickea Jackson ignited a bench-clearing scuffle in the latest Mercury-Sparks matchup WNBA playoff clinching scenarios: Who could grab the 8th playoff spot?

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