008 - Detroit gets a WNBA team in 2029 070125

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Detroit gets a WNBA team in 2029

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0:00.0	And we are here on Insider on the Big 1050 WTCA online at the big 1050.com.
0:08.1	Also, Mr. Wyant Tribe, as we were talking about the NBA free agencies here,
0:13.3	Carissaferks coming home.
0:15.6	The other news as, you know, as far as basketball is concerned, the NBA free agency hitting was the news that the WMBA is coming back to Detroit.
0:29.4	That is no small news around here as the shock were a championship organization when they were around.
0:40.1	A very, very, very, very proud organization when they were around.
0:46.6	And it was sad to see them, sad to see them go.
0:51.0	But they will be back in the year.
0:53.3	What is it?
0:53.5	2029 when the shock come back?
0:55.5	Well, they're not necessarily going to be the shock.
0:58.6	We don't think we don't have a name yet.
1:00.2	They don't have a name.
1:01.0	I think they probably will go with the shock, but there is no name.
1:04.6	But this is the conclusion of, this is a part of the conclusion of the WMBA's expansion
1:09.4	from 12 to 18 teams.
1:11.5	They've been at 12 since 1999.
1:15.2	Actually, the shock were around when they were at 12.
1:17.1	Obviously, they got the 13 this year with the addition of Golden State.
1:20.2	Next year, they're adding Portland and Toronto.
1:22.5	In 2028, they're adding Cleveland.
1:24.3	In 2029, they're adding Detroit.
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