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Could the WNBA Be Returning to Charlotte?

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert recently discussed expansion

James Plowright

Could the WNBA Be Returning to Charlotte?
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The commissioner  of the WNBA Cathy Engelbert recently spoke to the Sports Business Journal discussing WNBA expansion. Engelbert stated she would like to see two more teams come into the league in the forseeable future, with the locations listed as options: The Bay Area; Toronto; Denver; Austin, Texas; Nashville, Tennessee; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Portland, Oregon

The Charlotte Sting were one of the original WNBA franchises in 1997 but folded in 2006. The Sting were owned by Charlotte Bobcats Sports and Entertainment who at the time were facing large revenue losses and were dealing with low attendance at games.

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JAMES PLOWRIGHT

Twitter: @British_Buzz Linked In: James Plowright Muck Rack: James Plowright About Me Bylines for: Sports Illustrated, Sky Sports NBA, SB Nation, Queen City Hoops Based in Manchester in the United Kingdom, I have covered the Charlotte Hornets since 2008. When I was 16 years old I won a blogging competition on Bobcats.com, this ignited my passion for journalism and since then I went on to write for a variety of blogs; Hornets Planet, Queen City Hoops and At The Hive. In 2022 I took on the role as site content manager for the Charlotte Hornets Fannation site (AllHornets.com).  I am also the founder of the All Hornets Podcast Network, having recorded over 350+ Hornets related podcasts.  Awards - The All Hornets podcast was nominated for "Best Team Podcast" in the 2022 Sports Podcast Awards.  - I was nominated for "Sports Writer of the Year" in 2013 for LSU Media while studying my B.A in History and International Relations at Loughborough University. 

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