Tilman Fertitta, the owner of the Houston Rockets, has also submitted a bid to the WNBA for an expansion team, a spokesperson for the Rockets confirmed to The Athletic. The prospective team would play its games at the Toyota Center, where the Rockets play.

The Sixers and Comcast Spectacor said they'd pursue a bid after their deal to build an arena in the sports complex. It's unclear when a team would launch if the city were awarded one.

Pistons owner Tom Gores submitted the bid Thursday and it was announced Friday. The group includes Sheila Ford Hamp and her husband, the principal owners of the Lions; the chief executive officer and chair of General Motors Company; Hall of Famer and former NBA rookie of the Year Grant Hill; Lions quarterback Jared Goff and his wife; and others.

(CBS DETROIT) — Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores is looking to bring a WNBA franchise back to the Motor City. Gores submitted a formal bid on behalf of an expansive ownership group on Thursday.

Detroit wants to bring the WNBA back to the Motor City, with an expansion bid led by the Pistons and Lions owners and with support from Grant Hilll, Jared Goff and others.