The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) held a game in Canada for the first time on Saturday in what amounted to a celebration of women's basketball while perhaps planting the seeds for an expansion franchise.
The sold-out pre-season game played at the home of the NBA's Toronto Raptors offered the latest sign that there is a growing appetite in Canada's biggest city and financial capital for professional women's basketball.
In the days leading up to the game, a 12-foot tall sculpture of the WNBA's logo -- a player going toward the basket with her hair in a bun -- was set up at different locations in downtown Toronto, including inside the arena on Saturday. "These are all key markers of fans that are looking to deepen their engagement with the property," said Leah MacNab, NBA Canada's senior vice president.
The WNBA last expanded in 2008 with the addition of the Atlanta Dream, and Engelbert has been open about wanting to add more franchises, potentially by the start of the 2025 season.
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