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{{short description|Women's basketball team}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2017}} {{Infobox basketball club | name = Detroit Shock | current = | color1 = #{{WNBA color|Detroit Shock|2}} | color2 = #{{WNBA color|Detroit Shock|1}} | color3 = #{{WNBA color|Detroit Shock|3}} | logo = DetroitShock.png | leagues = [[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]] | conference = [[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|Eastern]] | founded = 1998 | dissolved = | history = Detroit Shock <br />(1998β2009)<br />[[Tulsa Shock]]<br />(2010β2015)<br />[[Dallas Wings]]<br />(2016βpresent) | arena = [[The Palace of Auburn Hills]] | location = [[Auburn Hills, Michigan]] | colors = Blue, dark blue, red, silver, white<br />{{color box|#003DA5}} {{color box|#041E42}} {{color box|#D50032}} {{color box|#8D9093}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}} | sponsor = | manager = | coach = | assistants = | gm = | ownership = | championships = '''3''' (2003, 2006, 2008) | conf_champs = '''4''' (2003, 2006, 2007, 2008) | h_body = ffffff | h_pattern_b = _redsides | h_shorts = ffffff | h_pattern_s = _redsides | a_body = 003DA5 | a_pattern_b = _redsides | a_shorts = 003DA5 | a_pattern_s = _redsides | website = }} The '''Detroit Shock''' were a [[Women's National Basketball Association]] (WNBA) team based in [[Auburn Hills, Michigan]]. They were the [[2003 WNBA Finals|2003]], [[2006 WNBA Finals|2006]], and [[2008 WNBA Finals|2008]] WNBA champions. Debuting in 1998, the Shock were one of the league's first expansion franchises. They were also the first WNBA expansion franchise to win a WNBA Championship. The team was the sister team of the [[Detroit Pistons]] and from 2002 to 2009 was coached by Pistons legend [[Bill Laimbeer]]. In October 2009, it was announced that the Shock were relocating to [[Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa]], [[Oklahoma]] to play in the new downtown arena, the [[BOK Center]]. Former men's college coach [[Nolan Richardson]] was named the team's new head coach. The Shock's roster, history, and nickname was retained, but the team colors were changed to black, red, and gold. The franchise is currently known as [[Dallas Wings]].
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