The Bay Area was just awarded its first WNBA team earlier this month, but a second may be on its way.
The African American Sports and Entertainment Group met with WNBA officials this week and was told that Oakland is still eligible when the league opens up a new round of expansion in 2026.to receive the next expansion team. Warriors co-owners Joe Lacob and Peter Guber will own and operate the team, which will play at the Chase Center in downtown San Francisco and use the Warriors' Oakland Facility as its headquarters.
AAESG is led by president Ray Bobbitt, and 14-year WNBA veteran Alana Beard joined the group in an attempt to bring the team to Oakland. The group had secured Oakland Arena, the old Oracle Arena where the Warriors played before moving to San Francisco, for the expansion team to play in before their bid fell through.
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