The NBA and commissioner Adam Silver need to focus on fixing issues like tanking before expansion. Ryan Sirius Sun / ...

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver put the topic of expansion on the back burner until the league settled its collective bargaining agreement (completed in 2023) and reached a new national broadcast deal ...

The WNBA is expanding to 15 teams, with franchises in Portland and Toronto beginning play in 2026. By 2030, there will be franchises in Cleveland, Detroit, and Philadelphia. The Golden State Valkyries ...

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The Clippers and Jazz played a preseason game at Seattle's Climate Pledge Arena in 2023. Steph Chambers / Getty Images After years of little hints and innuendos, NBA commissioner Adam Silver put the ...

The WNBA is embracing expansion again, hoping to ride the wave of momentum generated by an influx of new stars in recent years. It's the first time in more than 15 years the league will add a new team ...

NBA expansion has been a constant topic of conversation for years, but there's been very little progress on making it become a reality. League commissioner Adam Silver said in July that the league was ...

The WNBA juggernaut is not slowing down. The women's basketball league announced Monday it's adding three new teams for a record 18 franchises: Cleveland will begin play in 2028, Detroit joins in 2029 ...

The WNBA made a major announcement on Monday that three new expansion franchises would be joining the league in the coming years: Cleveland in 2028, Detroit in 2029 and Philadelphia in 2030. That trio ...

For years, NBA fans have dreamed of expansion, but adding new teams is not nearly as popular an idea among the owners. The two cities that have garnered the most attention in talks of expansion have ...