Report: WNBA to announce Bay Area expansion team Thursday

Field Level Media|published: Wed 4th October, 13:16 2023

May 25, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Wilson official basketball with WNBA logo goes through the net during the game between the LA Sparks and the Las Vegas Aces at Crypto.com Arena. credits: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

The WNBA will announce an expansion team to be based in the San Francisco Bay Area on Thursday, USA Today reported.

Per Wednesday's report, the expansion team will begin play during the 2025 season.

The league has been in discussions with the NBA's Golden State Warriors for an expansion team, The Athletic and ESPN reported last month. Per reports, the new team will play its home games at the Chase Center in San Francisco and would be headquartered in Oakland.

The WNBA, which currently has 12 teams, last expanded in 2008 with the addition of the Atlanta Dream.

In April, the National Women's Soccer League announced that Bay Area FC would start play in 2024 in San Jose.

—Field Level Media