CLEVELAND, DETROIT AND PHILADELPHIA, YOU'RE NEXT! 🏀⁣ •⁣ The WNBA has announced that it will be expanding to 18 teams with new teams in Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia. The Cleveland team will begin play in 2028, followed by Detroit in 2029 and Philadelphia in 2030. 🙌⁣ •⁣ "The demand for women's basketball has never been higher, and we are thrilled to welcome Cleveland, Detroit, and Philadelphia to the WNBA family," WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said. 👏⁣ •⁣ "This historic expansion is a powerful reflection of our league's extraordinary momentum, the depth of talent across the game, and the surging demand for investment in women's professional basketball." 📈⁣ •⁣ All three new teams announced have NBA ownership groups. They each paid a $250 million expansion fee, which is about five times as much as Golden State dished out for a team a few years ago. 💸⁣ •⁣ HOW YOU FEELING, CLEVELAND, DETROIT AND PHILLY? 🤩 #thegist ⁣ •⁣ (c/o wnba)⁣ •⁣ #womenssports #sportsbiz #wnba #basketbal...