Pistons owner Tom Gores submitted the bid Thursday and it was announced Friday. The group includes Sheila Ford Hamp and her husband, the principal owners of the Lions; the chief executive officer and chair of General Motors Company; Hall of Famer and former NBA rookie of the Year Grant Hill; Lions quarterback Jared Goff and his wife; and others.
It would revive the legacy of the Detroit Shock, which won three championships as one of the league's first expansion franchises from 1998-2009.
As the Detroit Shock's market shrinked as the 2010's dwindled, the team was sold and relocated to Tulsa for the 2010 season. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.
Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores is leading an investor group to bring the WNBA back to Michigan, and it features a long list of notable names.
The owner of the Detroit Pistons is leading a supergroup of investors in an effort to bring a WNBA franchise back to Detroit.
Jared Goff and his wife Christen are among a group of investors trying to bring a WNBA franchise to Detroit several years after the Shock left the city in 2009.
Grand Rapids Gold founder and President Steve Jbara is among a supergroup of Southeast Michigan investors that has submitted a bid to attract a WNBA team back to Detroit.
Unlike other professional sports leagues where individual teams own their own trademark filings, the WNBA holds the rights to all names and logos for the league’s franchises.
Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff and his wife, Christen Harper, join forces with Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores in a bid to bring a WNBA expansio
(CBS DETROIT) — Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores is looking to bring a WNBA franchise back to the Motor City. Gores submitted a formal bid on behalf of an expansive ownership group on Thursday.
Goff is joining an investment group led by Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores as they look to submit a bid to bring back the WNBA to Detroit. Other investors for the major project include NBA legends Grant Hill and Chris Webber, who both have strong ties to the city.