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The WNBA returns to Portland, billed as a ‘global epicenter’ for women’s sports
The WNBA returns to Portland, billed as a ‘global epicenter’ for women’s sports
The WNBA returns to Portland, billed as a ‘global epicenter’ for women’s sports

Published on: 09/18/2024

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The WNBA logo and Portland on the Moda Center floor on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024.WNBA Commissioner Catherine Engelbert, Alex Bhathal, Senator Ron Wyden, Lisa Bhathal Merage, Alex Bhathal, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, Portland Trail Blazers President of Basketball Operations Dewayne Hankins, and former professional basketball player Kym Hampton pose for a photo after a press conference at Moda Center awarding Portland the WNBA’s 15th franchise on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024.WNBA Commissioner Catherine Engelbert speaks at a press conference at Moda Center awarding Portland the league’s 15th franchise on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024.The WNBA logo and Portland displayed outside the Moda Center on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024.WNBA Commissioner Catherine Engelbert (right) hands a basketball to Alex Bhathal (left) and Lisa Bhathal Merage at a press conference at Moda Center awarding Portland the league’s 15th franchise on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024.WNBA Commissioner Catherine Engelbert (right) poses for a photo with Alex Bhathal (left) and Lisa Bhathal Merage at a press conference at Moda Center awarding Portland the league’s 15th franchise on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024.Basketball fans pose outside the Moda Center at a block party celebrating Portland being awarded a WNBA expansion franchise on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024.Lisa Bhathal Merage speaks at a press conference at Moda Center awarding Portland the WNBA’s 15th franchise on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. Bhathal Merage will own the yet-to-be-named team with her brother Alex Bhathal under their company RAJ Capital.The WNBA logo and Portland on a poster inside the Moda Center on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024.Alex Bhathal speaks at a press conference at Moda Center awarding Portland the WNBA’s 15th franchise on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. Bhathal will own the yet-to-be-named team with his sister Lisa Bhathal Merage under their company RAJ Capital.Alex Bhathal speaks at a press conference at Moda Center awarding Portland the WNBA’s 15th franchise on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. Bhathal will own the yet-to-be-named team with his sister Lisa Bhathal Merage under their company RAJ Capital.The WNBA logo and Rip City on the court at Moda Center on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024.Former professional basketball player Kym Hampton speaks at a press conference awarding Portland a WNBA expansion franchise at Moda Center on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024.Senator Ron Wyden attends at a press conference awarding Portland a WNBA expansion franchise at Moda Center on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024.Portland Trail Blazers President of Business Operations Dewayne Hankins speaks at a press conference awarding Portland a WNBA expansion franchise at Moda Center on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024.The WNBA logo and Portland displayed outside the Moda Center on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024.Senator Ron Wyden speaks at a press conference awarding Portland a WNBA expansion franchise at Moda Center on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024.The WNBA logo and Portland on posters inside the Moda Center on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024.The WNBA logo and Portland displayed outside the Moda Center on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024.The WNBA logo and Portland inside the Moda Center on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024.Basketball fans pose at a Photo Booth outside the Moda Center at a block party celebrating Portland being awarded a WNBA expansion franchise on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024.The Sports Bra founder and CEO Jenny Nguyen poses for a photo outside the Moda Center at a block party celebrating Portland being awarded a WNBA expansion franchise on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024.

Ron Wyden’s voice boomed through Moda Center. The slender, 75-year-old U.S. senator could have been mistaken for an in-game host wearing a backwards hat and firing a T-shirt cannon.

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