Portland and the WNBA are no strangers. The city once boasted the Portland Fire, a team that, unfortunately, is in the WNBA record books for all the wrong reasons.
The franchise was created in 2000 and lasted just two years, folding in 2000. If you are a Gen Z’er, you may not even know about the existence of this franchise.
This time in WNBA history, overall, wasn’t so great, with very little support and little fan interest. Fast forward 20 years and the league is as popular as ever, the movement behind women’s sports is as loud as it’s been, and the idea of expanding the league
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