The WNBA could potentially find its way to the city of Oakland.
The Oakland city council approved a resolution on Tuesday urging the league to establish a WNBA team. But the city’s recent resolution was not the first step in its plan to secure a team.
Before WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert shared that Oakland was one of several cities in which the league is exploring to establish a franchise in June, the Oakland Coliseum Authority, Alameda County Board of Supervisors and city council leaders voted unanimously to start a team in Oakland during a meeting in July 2021.