Cleveland Sirens

They're trying these other expansion teams.

I mean, The leaders of other expansion teams, whether it be the Portland Fire or the Cleveland Sirens, have talked about wanting to copy or emulate the model of the Golden State Valkyries because either they're friends with Jess Smith or for the Fire, the GM is a former exec with the Valkyries herself.

So...

I think they're giving it a shot.

We talk about how the pro teams in this town do a great job of connecting with our community and all of that.

Well, the Cleveland Sirens, if you don't know, that's the WNBA team coming in 2028.

They've partnered with Rocky River and the girls basketball program as Nora Bruder has started a program called West Side Open Runs.

That's for... players from the different schools in the area so they can play while teams, they're missing, you know, they're not playing fall sports and they're missing some of their teammates.

They all get together and they're kind of, you know, playing some open gyms against each other.

Cleveland Sirens are there and I have to make sure they sent a special email about this.

Have to shout out the Northview neighbors.

That's a road right there around Rocky River High School.

Dee and Jimmy Haslam, they've already donated nearly $3 million to this project.

Allison Howard, she is the president of business operations for the Cleveland Sirens.

Then we have Kristen Warzuka.

She is the president of the Cleveland Food Bank.

Yeah, they just unrevealed last night.

It's called the Sirens, Cleveland Sirens.

The Cleveland Sirens.

What colors?

It's like a mermaid

color.

The Cleveland Sirens.

I ain't see that.

But it's good.

We have the Cleveland Sirens coming in 2028, so like, and possibly like another expansion team, so like more spots open up.

They, in the CBA, I think they have to have two development spots.

So yeah, I just think it's, it's just been creating more opportunities for women.

Yeah.

It feels like the addition of these newer teams, whether it be Golden State, Portland, et cetera, the reveal of the Cleveland Sirens logo and the branding, it just feels like momentum continues to grow.

So I've been excited to see how different people in our space, in the collecting space, are responding to that.

Like, seeing people that maybe don't have a team, and then there's a, a team coming to their c- city, like Cleveland or Detroit, and having that kind of hype build up.