Editing Cleveland Rockers (section)

==Folding==
After the 2002 season, the Gunds decided to buy the Rockers from the WNBA, seemingly ensuring the Rockers' future. However, despite fielding competitive teams and having decent attendance for most games, the Gund family decided they did not wish to operate the Rockers after the 2003 season,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108362929/cavs-owner-dumps-wnbas-rockers/|agency=Associated Press|work=Detroit Free Press|title=Cavs owner dumps WNBA's Rockers|date=September 20, 2003|accessdate=August 26, 2022|page=2B|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> citing a lack of revenue and lackluster attendance.<ref name="mag">{{Cite magazine |magazine=[[Cleveland Magazine]] |date=2023-11-24 |accessdate=2023-11-24 |language=en-US |title=Why Did the WNBA's Cleveland Rockers Leave 20 Years Ago? Largely, LeBron James |first=Vince |last=Guerrieri |url=https://clevelandmagazine.com/in-the-cle/sports/articles/why-did-the-wnba-cleveland-rockers-leave-20-years-ago-largely-lebron-james |issn=0160-8533}}</ref> No local ownership was found for the team, forcing the Rockers to fold in December 2003, and the players went to the other teams in the league via a [[dispersal draft]] in January 2004.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108363218/cleveland-rockers-are-out-of-business/|agency=Bloomberg|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Cleveland Rockers are out of business|date=December 27, 2003|accessdate=August 26, 2022|page=7C|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> The Rockers ceased operation after seven seasons, posting an all-time record of 108–112. A WNBA franchise would next fold in 2008 when the [[Houston Comets]] ceased operations because of lack of ownership.