The sale process for the Connecticut Sun has been anything but smooth for the Mohegan Tribe, and matters got even more complicated on Monday when U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) sent the WNBA a letter informing them any attempts to block the team's sale could be seen as a violation of antitrust law.

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) sent a letter to the WNBA on Monday warning the league to stay out of negotiations between the Mohegan tribe and prospective new ownership groups for the Connecticut Sun.

Connecticut lawmakers are weighing in on the future of the Connecticut Sun after reports that the WNBA opposes a move to Hartford or Boston, and that it made what could be considered a “low-ball” offer to the Mohegan Tribe in an effort to move the franchise elsewhere.