Kevin Durant may soon join the ranks of NBA players and other sports stars backing WNBA expansion franchises, as he’s rumored to be exploring an opportunity with a prospective ownership group aiming to establish a WNBA team in Austin,

Patrick Mahomes and Jayson Tatum are both reportedly interested in bringing the WNBA to their cities. The WNBA currently has 12 teams but will expand to 13 next season with the Golden State Valkyries and then to 15 teams in 2026 with teams in Toronto and Portland, as previously reported by the Deseret News.

Yahoo Sports women basketball writer Cassandra Negley is joined by Fran Harris, former women’s college basketball and WNBA champion, to talk about Fran's involvement in submitting a bid for the WNBA’s 16th team to land in Austin,

So, Harris has spent the last several years rallying the community, and preparing for a WNBA expansion bid in Austin. That bid is underway, and in turn, Austin has emerged as one