„Unless it comes out of official Connecticut Sun or Mohegan Sun channels, it’s not official.“
„Unless it comes out of official Connecticut Sun or Mohegan Sun channels, it’s not official.“
Just a day after a report from said that Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca had agreed to a deal to purchase the Connecticut Sun with the intention of moving the WNBA franchise to Boston by 2027, Connecticut Sun president Jennifer Rizzotti offered some additional context about the team’s future.
Speaking to reporters on Sunday ahead of the Sun’s game against the New York Liberty, Rizzotti said that the Mohegan Tribe — who currently own the Sun — have not officially sold the franchise to Pagliuca or any other group.
“Contrary to some of the articles that were out yesterday, the team has not been sold … Unless it comes out of official Connecticut Sun or Mohegan Sun channels, it’s not official,” Rizzotti told MassLive’s Kenneth Manoj.
“Any sale or relocation is subject to board approval, so it’s like non-disclosure agreement comes into play, so we’re not allowed to actually talk about specific groups that we may have been talking to. But I can say that I have met personally with different investment groups over the last few months, and it’s been a thorough process and we’re not quite at the finish line yet.”
Discourse over the Sun’s future has been a popular topic in Boston over the last few years, especially with TD Garden showcasing sell-out crowds during WNBA games in both 2024 and 2025.
“If it was up to me, we might relocate here,” Connecticut rookie guard Saniya Rivers told ’s Tara Sullivan before the Sun’s game against Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever on July 15. “[Boston is] a great city, has great food, great shops — I love to shop. So just being able to come to the neighboring city and just play here, I think it [does] a lot for women’s basketball in general, you know, get some noise around here [and] get people supporting women’s basketball.
