Gov. Maura Healey reiterated recently that she is “not giving up” on landing a WNBA franchise for Massachusetts and described her personal involvement last year in unsuccessful efforts to relocate the Connecticut Sun here.
After a chorus of support for bringing women’s basketball to Boston grew last summer in the midst of high turnout at TD Garden for Connecticut Sun games and franchise sale rumors, the Sun announced in March that it will move to Houston, Texas, next year, the Associated Press reported.
Healey previously said she told the WNBA’s commissioner she was “really disappointed with the decision they made to move the team to Houston and an NBA owner.” Appearing on a podcast with former TV sportscasters Mike Lynch and Bob Lobel, Healey said she was not the only one disappointed the Sun will not be coming to Boston…