Reports: WNBA delays possible Portland expansion

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Portland will have to wait a bit longer for an expansion WNBA team.

According to multiple media reports on Wednesday, WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert wrote a letter to U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), saying that Portland's bid for a new club would be "deferred" due to the upcoming remodeling of the city's NBA arena.

Per the reports, Engelbert wrote that due to "the potential