Portland WNBA Team Breaks Ground on New Practice Facility
The new building in Hillsboro will open before the WNBA team's inaugural season in 2026 and also house the NWSL's Portland Thorns.
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📍HILLSBORO, Ore. — Slowly, Portland's forthcoming WNBA expansion team has been checking things off their pre-launch to-do list. They've mostly come in the form of press releases.
Tuesday's ceremonial shovels in the dirt on the team's Hillsboro practice facility, which will be shared with the NWSL's Portland Thorns club that the Bhathal family also owns, was the one that made it feel the most real it's felt since last September's expansion announcement.
