Amid reports that the WNBA does not support Hartford’s bid for the Connecticut Sun, the group remains committed to keeping the team in state.

Is longtime Celtics partner Steve Pagliuca going to purchase the Connecticut Sun and move the team to Boston? Here’s what we know.

Steve Pagliuca and Bill Chisholm have dueled over a professional basketball franchise’s future before. Now, with the Connecticut Sun up for sale, both owners are linked again. In March, the NBA’s Boston Celtics announced that Chisholm,

Boston Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca said the potential deal to buy the Connecticut Sun for a record amount and move the team still needs approval from the WNBA Board of Governors.

The Celtics minority owner will have to overcome a competing bid from Marc Lasry's Avenue Capital Group that plans to keep the Sun in Connecticut.

A few days ago, it looked like the Connecticut Sun WNBA team would be leaving the state for good. According to multiple reports, the Mohegan Tribe and a Boston-based group of investors were closing in on a deal to sell the team.

Connecticut Sun president president Jennifer Rizzotti gave her take on a recent report that the WNBA franchise is moving to Boston.

Sun center and UConn alum Tina Charles also turned in a solid performance in the game Aug. 5, scoring 16 points. 2024 first round draft pick Leïla Lacan scored 10 points in that contest for the Sun. Now the Sun turn their attention to their next opponent: the Los Angeles Sparks (13-15).