GM CEO Mary Barra is part of a group of investors trying to bring a WNBA team to Detroit. The bid is being led by Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores and includes Lions owner Sheila Ford Hamp. If the bid is approved,

Lions owner Sheila Ford Hamp and quarterback Jared Goff are among the investors listed in the collection. Others involved include NBA Hall of Famers Grant Hill and Chris Webber and General Motors CEO Mary Barra.

Detroit wants to bring the WNBA back to the Motor City, backed by an investor group led by the owner of the NBA’s Pistons and NFL’s Lions.

Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores is looking to bring a WNBA franchise back to the Motor City. Gores submitted a formal bid on behalf of an expansive ownership group on Thursday. "This is an exciting opportunity to welcome the WNBA back to Detroit and bring additional investment and economic activity into the city,

Pistons owner Tom Gores submitted the bid Thursday and it was announced Friday. The group includes Sheila Ford Hamp and her husband, the principal owners of the Lions; the chief executive officer and chair of General Motors Company; Hall of Famer and former NBA rookie of the Year Grant Hill; Lions quarterback Jared Goff and his wife; and others.