What's clear is that Providence would face stiff competition from Boston, where the Connecticut Sun already have an established audience.

So, for which franchises do players most want to compete? And what do they think about a host of topics around the league, like who is the league’s best player, where should expansion head, who is the face of the league and what issues are important in the next collective bargaining agreement?

Today, the Connecticut Sun announced that its game against the Indiana Fever on July 15 at 8:00PM EST has officially sold out. This game will be the second-ever WNBA game to be held at TD Garden, after the Sun defeated the Los Angeles Sparks at TD Garden on August 20,

Tina Charles added another double-double to her record and Leïla Lacan had a career-high 19 points off the bench in the Sun's loss to the Fever on Tuesday night.

Connecticut Sun rookie guard Saniya Rivers said that the Boston market would be an appealing spot for the WNBA franchise if they relocated.

During the third quarter of the Sun's eventual 85-77 defeat, a fan sitting courtside in a Caitlin Clark shirsey was ejected after exchanging words with Rivers. There even was speculation that the fan made physical contact with Rivers prior to his ejection.

Massachusetts Governor and former Harvard basketball player Maura Healey tiptoed around the idea of poaching the Sun, when she declared Tuesday WNBA Day in Massachusetts. But, in her official proclamation, she called for the league to put a franchise in Boston. It read:

Fans traveled across state lines to cheer on their respective teams, and expressed their desire for Boston to create its own WNBA team.