Los Angeles Sparks' Kia Nurse (10) passes as Seattle Storm's Victoria Vivians (35) tries to block during the second half of an WNBA preseason basketball game in Edmonton, Alberta, on Saturday, May 4, 2024. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)
Larry Tanenbaum of Kilmer Sports Ventures, left, and Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speak following a press conference announcing Toronto's WNBA franchise, in Toronto on Thursday, May 23, 2024. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri, left, Larry Tanenbaum of Kilmer Sports Ventures and WNBA Toronto team president Teresa Resch pose for a photo during a press conference announcing the city's WNBA franchise, in Toronto on Thursday, May 23, 2024. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)
FILE -WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announces an expansion franchise for the San Francisco Bay Area at Chase Center in San Francisco, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. The WNBA is expanding north with Toronto gaining a franchise that will begin play in 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri high-fives WNBA Toronto team president Teresa Resch during a press conference announcing the city's WNBA franchise, in Toronto on Thursday, May 23, 2024.( Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)
Larry Tanenbaum of Kilmer Sports Ventures, left, and Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speak following a press conference announcing Toronto's WNBA franchise, in Toronto on Thursday, May 23, 2024. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri and Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau chat following a press conference announcing Toronto's WNBA franchise, in Toronto on Thursday, May 23, 2024. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)
FILE -Larry Tanenbaum, chairman of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, which owns the Toronto Raptors, arrives for the annual meeting of the NBA's Board of Governors in New York, Thursday, April 18, 2013. The WNBA is expanding north with Toronto gaining a franchise that will begin play in 2026. The team will be owned by Larry Tanenbaum, who is also the chairman and a minority owner of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, which owns several Toronto sports franchises, including the Raptors and Maple Leafs. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)