Could Toronto be a WNBA expansion city? What an expert says | CBC Kids News

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For the first time, the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) had a game in Canada. The pre-season game took place in Toronto, Ontario, on May 13 between WNBA teams the Chicago Sky and the Minnesota Lynx.
The game in Toronto sold out quickly, leading fans to ask whether it’s time for Canada to have a WNBA team. KN contributor Abigail Dove investigates what a city needs to get a professional sports team, and whether Canada could ever join the WNBA.
0:00 - Intro
0:37 - WNBA's first game in Canada
0:52 - Why Canada and why now
2:12 - Questions over whether this first game is a test run for expansion team
2:32 - What the WNBA has said about expansion
3:05 - What makes a perfect expansion city
3:34 - What more support for women's basketball means to a young athlete
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