Portland Fire
November 11, 2013
The Portland Fire were perhaps the least distinguished of all Women’s National Basketball Association franchises. The Fire never had a winning season and folded after only three seasons. Only one other WNBA franchise, the Miami Sol, has had such a short lifespan. When billionaire Microsoft co-founder and Portland Trailblazers NBA owner Paul Allen bailed out on the WNBA after three seasons in 2002, no new buyer stepped forward and the Fire went out of business.
