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WNBA 15th Anniversary: Championships by Team
The Houston Comets Won It Four Times
The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) has been around since 1997, that’s 15 completed seasons now. Will it be around another 15?
There’s no doubt the league has had, and continues to have, financial struggles.
Take look at the list of champions below. The Houston Comets, who won the first four titles in a row, have folded. The Detroit Shock, winners of three championships themselves, had to move to Tulsa.
If champions can’t afford to stay in existence or their original city, what is that saying for the state of the league?
Still, three WNBA teams profited last year and the NBA adds support, both morally and in the form of subsidies. The Chicago Sky are a recent expansion team. And many point out that the question of the WNBA’s survival has been around since the beginning without a final answer.
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| 1. | Houston Comets | 4 | 1997-2000 | (defunct) |
| 2. | Detroit Shock | 3 | 2003, 2006, 2008 | (now Tulsa) |
| 3. | Los Angeles Sparks | 2 | 2001, 2002 | |
| 3. | Phoenix Mercury | 2 | 2007, 2009 | |
| 3. | Seattle Storm | 2 | 2004, 2010 | |
| 6. | Sacramento Monarchs | 1 | 2005 | (defunct) |
| 6. | Minnesota Lynx | 1 | 2011 | |
| New York Liberty | 0 | |||
| Atlanta Dream | 0 | |||
| Connecticut Sun | 0 | |||
| Indiana Fever | 0 | |||
| San Antonio Silver Stars | 0 | |||
| Washington Mystics | 0 | |||
| Chicago Sky | 0 | |||
| Charlotte Sting | 0 | (defunct) |
Photo: totalprosports.com
