Detroit is making a bid to get back into the WNBA. Pistons owner Tom Gores submitted a bid for the city to receive a WNBA expansion franchise, according to a report from Yahoo! Sports.

Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores submitted a bid for the city to receive a WNBA franchise, sources told Yahoo Sports. The Detroit Shock were a big part of early WNBA history, winning championships in 2003, 2006 and 2008 before moving to Tulsa in 2010 — and before being rebranded as the Dallas Wings.

The owner of the Detroit Pistons is leading a supergroup of investors in an effort to bring a WNBA franchise back to Detroit.