Portland hosted the Fire season opener at the Moda Center, marking the WNBA’s return to the city after 24 years. The game featured pyrotechnics, a halftime performance by Ashanti, and a sold-out crowd in the Fire Pit. Skylar Diggins said the arena was so loud she missed a referee’s whistle. With 19,335 seats sold, the event set an attendance record for an expansion team’s home opener and ranked among the largest home openers in WNBA history. The experience also drew in people who were not regular sports fans, with the arena atmosphere described as welcoming and celebratory, including multigenerational fans wearing team merch.
"She worked Fire games back in the early aughts, she tells me, and she's delighted to have the team back. After a pregame proposal (congrats to the happy couple!), flames shoot from the backboards, and I f"
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