Pagliuca released a statement Sunday, confirming an offer had been made to buy the team and move it out of Mohegan Sun Arena, but said there were still approvals that had not been obtained from the WNBA.

Fans celebrating the arrival of the WNBA to the City of Boston might want to temper their expectations in the short term. Recent reporting from the Boston Globe's Gary Washburn relates that the WNBA itself is throwing cold water on ta potential move of the recently-purchased Connecticut Sun to a new location.

The Boston Globe's Gary Washburn, who first reported Pagliuca's record-breaking offer for the Sun, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to preview what could be a prolonged battle over the future of the franchise.