""We're heavily looking at that. Obviously this year we have the FIBA World Cup. Next year we expect that we'll do something outside of North America as a true global game.""
""I'm pretty emotional seeing 23 million-dollar contracts signed only two days into free agency. Now these players can build real generational wealth.""
""I do crack up, everyone's focused on me and you should be focused on the hundreds and thousands of women who run this league outside of myself.""
""Great basketball state for women's basketball, some would call it the center of women's basketball.""
The WNBA is preparing to play a game outside North America for the first time in 2027, with Toronto as its first franchise outside the U.S. Commissioner Cathy Engelbert expressed excitement about the league's growth, highlighted by the signing of 23 million-dollar contracts during free agency. Engelbert emphasized the importance of focusing on the women running the league rather than her own future. The sale of the Connecticut Sun to Tilman Fertitta is pending Board of Governors approval, and Engelbert hopes for continued support from Connecticut fans.
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