The Mohegan Tribe made an early bet on a WNBA team. Now the Sun is setting

By Savannah Peters For Cass Meehan, childhood visits to their Mohegan homelands meant family time and basketball. At six, sporting a red jersey that hung past their knees, Meehan joined a roaring crowd at some of the Connecticut Sun’s first WNBA games. Two decades later, the Mohegans have sold the Sun to the Houston Rockets and the Sun is relocating. “I remember the energy in the arena,” Meehan said. “I knew it was Mohegan’s team we were cheering for.” Now 29, Meehan is among a loyal group of Mohegan fans preparing to say goodbye to a team that became a point of community pride. The Mohegan Tribe purchased its WNBA franchise for $10 million in 2003, becoming the first Native American tribe to own a professional sports team. Over 24