March 30 (UPI) -- Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta agreed to buy the WNBA's Connecticut Sun and plans to move the franchise to Houston, the team announced Monday.
Fertitta intends to purchase the Sun for $300 million from the Mohegan Tribe. The sale is pending approval by the WNBA board of governors.
The Sun will remain in Connecticut in 2026 before moving to Houston. The Houston Comets initially formed in 1997 as one of eight original WNBA teams. They won the league's first four titles, but were disbanded in 2008.
"Mohegan owes an enormous amount of gratitude first and foremost to our extraordinary fans cheering on the team for 23 incredible seasons," Joe Soper, the corresponding secretary for the Mohegan Tribal Council, said in a news release.
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