Good morning. With the help of a Globe sports editor, we’re explaining why the WNBA is hesitating to greenlight an effort to relocate the Connecticut Sun to Boston.

The Mohegan Tribe’s attempt to sell Connecticut Sun remains in limbo with the WNBA reportedly opposing a relocation to Boston or Hartford.

According to a new story from ESPN, the WNBA has offered to buy the Connecticut Sun and move them to a market of their choosing.

The WNBA pushed back on a proposed sale of the Connecticut Sun to a group led by Boston Celtics minority owner Steve Pagliuca, but team ownership continues to work toward a deal. ESPN's Alexa Philippou and Romona Shelburne report that the Mohegan Tribe,

The 2025 WNBA playoffs open Sept. 14. Through Tuesday's games, the league-leading Minnesota Lynx are the only team to have officially clinched a postseason berth. The top eight teams advance. The Connecticut Sun have been eliminated.

Sophie Cunningham, Sydney Colson and Aari McDonald are out for the season, while Caitlin Clark has missed 13 straight games with a groin injury.

A record deal to an ownership group would seemingly be a coup for the WNBA — the last WNBA team to have a standalone majority sale was the Atlanta Dream in 2021 for less than $10 million — but the Sun relocating under Pagliuca’s watch appears to be facing some resistance.

The Indiana Fever erased a 21-point deficit and picked up a much-needed win to keep pace in the playoffs race.