Tilman Fertitta, the owner of the Houston Rockets, has also submitted a bid to the WNBA for an expansion team, a spokesperson for the Rockets confirmed to The Athletic. The prospective team would play its games at the Toyota Center, where the Rockets play.

After years of talk but little action, the 76ers told The Inquirer on Friday that they’ve made an official bid to bring a WNBA team to town. The bid has been expected ever since the Sixers and Comcast Spectacor struck a deal to abandon the team’s controversial plans to build an arena on Market Street in Center City and instead jointly build and operate a new venue in the sports complex.

Amid a flurry of formal WNBA expansion bids this week, the owners of the Philadelphia 76ers are reportedly throwing their hats in the ring. Harris Blitzer Sports and Entertainment has formally submitted a bid for a WNBA expansion team,

The Detroit Pistons and Philadelphia 76ers are both looking to bring the WNBA to their respective cities. The Pistons announced Friday that team governor

With plans for a new South Philadelphia arena set, Sixers ownership Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment took another step toward bringing the WNBA to Philly.

The Philadelphia 76ers are staying in South Philadelphia rather than pushing for an arena in Center City. The Sixers, NHL's Philadelphia Flyers, and the CEO of Comcast came to an agreement to keep the Sixers in the sports complex area in South Philly.

This week alone, four ownership groups have submitted bids for a WNBA expansion franchise—three of which are backed by NBA team owners: • Tennessee • Detroit (Pistons) • Houston (Rockets) • Philadelphia (76ers) pic.twitter.com/c28DYJCo1d