Got Questions? Discover NowWe Have Answers 1997 2003 Rockers Team Creation The city of Cleveland was granted one of the original 8 franchises of the WNBA. In 1997, they started with such players like Isabelle Fijalkowski and former Harlem Globetrotters member Lynette Woodard, who had been the first female player in Globetrotter history. The Rockers finished 15-13 in the first WNBA season ever, missing the playoffs in …