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The team would play home games at the Warriors'
arena, Chase Center, in San Francisco will operating out of the
NBA club's practice facility across the bay in Oakland,
according to The Athletic.
The Warriors issued a statement Tuesday night that read, "We
have had productive conversations with the WNBA and look forward
to the possibility of being a part of the league's expansion
plans. However, it would be premature to assume any potential
agreement has been finalized."
Warriors owner Joe Lacob previously owned the San Jose Lasers of
the American Basketball League, a circuit that disbanded in the
late 1990s shortly after the launch of the WNBA.
Northern California most recently had a WNBA team in 2009, when
the Sacramento Monarchs folded.
The WNBA currently has 12 teams, with the most recent addition
being the Atlanta Dream, who started play in 2008.
The Bay Area is set to get an expansion team in the National
Women's Soccer League next year, when Bay FC is due to begin
playing in San Jose.
--Field Level Media
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