Indiana Fever Guard Angered by WNBA's Expansion Decision

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Paolo Songco | Last updated Jun 30, 2025 10:26 PM ET

The WNBA announced some big news on Monday with regard to the future of the league. After much deliberation, it was revealed the WNBA will be expanding to 18 teams by 2030, with the cities of Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia all getting their respective squads within the next five years.

These three new sides will join the current pool of 13 teams in the league, including the Golden State Valkyries, who are currently playing in their inaugural season. The WNBA previously announced that Toronto and Portland are also getting expansion teams in 2026.

While a lot of excitement has met the big news from the fans, the same cannot be said for Indiana Fever guard Sydney Colson. The two-time WNBA champion took to social media to express her displeasure after learning that her home city of Houston had failed in its bid to get a WNBA team.

"So it's just Houston huh??" Colson posted on Instagram.

Sydney Colson was not happy about Houston's failed bid for a WNBA expansion team

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To say that Colson has deep ties with Houston would be an understatement. The 5-foot-8 guard was born and raised in Houston. She attended Westside High School in Houston before playing her college ball for Texas A&M.

There's also no denying that Colson is disappointed that Houston was not selected as a WNBA expansion market, and she didn't hesitate to air her grievance on social media.

For what it's worth, Houston was not the only team that the WNBA denied. A number of other cities also failed in their bid to get an expansion franchise, including the likes of Miami, Charlotte, Denver and Kansas City, to name a few.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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