PHILADELPHIA — Face it, Philadelphia could have no better cheerleader for a WNBA franchise than Dawn Staley, current iconic player-turned-coach of her sport.
South Carolina’s coach, just off another NCAA title, a year after coaching the USA to Olympic gold, isn’t currently available to play, coach, or run a team in her hometown. But she has a bully pulpit and is not afraid to use it.
When Staley appeared on Amazon Prime last month as a color analyst at the WNBA’s Commissioner’s Cup, she asked WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert on the air about expansion, except her question was specific: What could Philadelphia do to be awarded a WNBA franchise?
