The legacy of the Houston Comets lives on. One of the original eight WNBA teams, they won the league’s first four championships and boast some of the greatest women’s basketball stars of all time in their franchise history. But the team disbanded during the Great Recession of 2008 and hadn’t been seen since.
Now, nearly two decades later, they are coming back, but at the cost of the Connecticut Sun. However, a current member of the Houston Rockets, Kevin Durant, gives the fan base an easy hook to hold onto, even as they lose their franchise.
Why Kevin Durant Supports the Connecticut Sun Relocating to Houston
From the first WNBA MVP, Cynthia Cooper, to other legendary figures like Sheryl Swoopes and Kim Perrot, the Comets are rich in history. But the Sun has been an exceptional organization in its own right.
In their 23 seasons as a team in Connecticut, they’ve qualified for the playoffs 16 times. The only thing missing from their legacy is championship success, as the team has yet to win a ring, despite four WNBA Finals appearances to their credit.
Now, though, their history might merge with the Comets. The current owners of the Rockets made a bid to purchase the team in Connecticut and return it to Houston, with the Comets’ revival seeming the obvious path forward.
Durant, a two-time NBA champion and former MVP who joined the Rockets this past summer in a potential bid to get over the hump in the Western Conference, was asked about the change.
Fresh off a commanding 111-94 win over the New York Knicks, the four-time scoring champion had a hilarious response for the Sun’s fandom. “I feel for the people of Connecticut cuz they definitely supported their team through and through. But they got UConn’s women’s basketball, they’ll be alright.”
Kevin Durant is excited to see the WNBA back in Houston:
“The Comets are a historic franchise and a historic brand”
He added he feels bad for Connecticut fans but added:
“They got UCONN women’s basketball, they’ll be iight.” pic.twitter.com/jGtr7AikhT
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The college basketball program for the Huskies is one of the most legendary teams in the entire landscape. The men’s team has won six championships, all since 1999, and is attempting to win its third NCAA Division I title in four years this season.
On the women’s side, though, the conversation is on another level altogether. Over the last 30 years, they’ve won 12 titles, the most in NCAA history, including a wholly unique four in a row from 2013-16, which included a 111-game winning streak.
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The reigning champions also have a chance to win back-to-back titles, entering their Final Four clash against the South Carolina Gamecocks as an undefeated team.
On the revival of the Comets, though, Durant only had positive things to say. “The Comets are a historic franchise and a historic brand. They kickstarted the WNBA,” he exclaimed. “I’m glad they are back, glad we can honour the legends that played for the Comets earlier.”
It remains to be seen if the new version of the Comets can be as successful as the original franchise. But with an engaged ownership group in Houston, the hope has to be that the revival can be a wildly productive one.
