As the WNBA continues its long-drawn debut in the City of Roses, the expansion franchise announced the departure of its former team president on Friday. A source close to the team told KOIN 6 News that Clare Hamill — a prominent Nike executive — has joined WNBA Portland as interim president,

Hamill replaces Inky Son, Portland’s first president, whom the franchise hired in April but is out of the job less than three months later.

The WNBA's Portland expansion franchise is still without an official name, and now it is also without a team president. Inky Son left the organization this week in a stunning shake-up with less than a year to go until the team's inaugural season in 2026.