Golden State Warriors Owners Win WNBA Franchise Expansion Team in San Francisco

New WNBA franchise will also play games in Chase Center
WNBA said goal is to add 14th team by the start of 2025 season

The new team will play home games in San Francisco’s Chase Center, the Warriors’ home arena. — The new team will play home games in San Francisco’s Chase Center, the Warriors’ home arena.
Photographer: Carlos Avila Gonzalez/San Francisco Chronicle/Getty Images

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By Kamaron Leach and Randall Williams

October 5, 2023 at 5:08 PM UTC

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October 5, 2023 at 6:46 PM UTC

The owners of NBA’s Golden State Warriors have been awarded a new professional women’s basketball franchise that will begin playing in San Francisco in 2025.

The team, which has yet to named, will be owned and operated by Warriors co-Executive Chairmen Joe Lacob and Peter Guber. It becomes the Women’s National Basketball Association’s 13th franchise.