Connecticut Sun will get a new, familiar image if Houston Rockets sale goes through originally appeared on Sports news. Add The Sporting News as Favorite source by clicking here.
The sale of Connecticut Sunshine for Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta, appears to be progressing quickly.
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The Houston Chronicle confirmed reports from ESPN that the Mohegan Tribe is in “advanced discussions” to sell the Sun to Rockets ownership.
Once the sale is finalized, the Sun will play one final season at Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut next year before moving to Texas – where they will be renamed the Houston Comets.
The Chronicle reports that Fertitta will pay “more than $250 million” to acquire the Sun, which has played in Connecticut since moving from Orlando, Fla., in 2003.
The original Comets franchise is historic. Under former Rockets owner Leslie Alexander, it won the first four WNBA championships between 1997 and 2000. Cynthia Cooper, Sheryl Swoopes and Tina Thompson are among the league icons who played for the franchise during its first iteration.
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Like the original franchise that closed in 2008, the new Comets would play at the Toyota Center, where the Rockets have played since 2003.
Additionally, the Chronicle reports that the Comets and Rockets would share the NBA team’s practice facility, which opened last year.
