When WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced the league’s expansion to 18 teams, Philadelphia was revealed as the newest addition. The City of Brotherly Love is officially getting a WNBA team.
While details like the team name, coaching staff and player roster are still to come, one thing is already clear: Dawn Staley is all in.
Staley, the legendary South Carolina Gamecocks coach and proud Philadelphia native, is one of the city’s biggest sports super fans. She didn’t hold back her excitement after the announcement…