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WNBA Offers 30-Day Extension as CBA Deadline Looms, AP Sources Say
Players demand better facilities, charter flights, and a larger revenue share amid league growth and a $2.2 billion media deal, with 9% current revenue share cited.
- On Oct. 31, the WNBA collective bargaining agreement expires as WNBA players and league officials negotiate a new CBA before the deadline.
- Amid rapid league growth, the WNBA has seen rising investment and valuations while players who opted out last year seek more revenue sharing and better pay ahead of a $2.2 billion media deal.
- Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier highlighted uneven facilities and urged a league-wide standard after learning some teams lack basic practice and changing rooms; the New York Liberty were fined $500,000 in 2022 over charter flights.
- The league offered a short extension to continue talks, and WNBPA senior advisor Erin D. Drake said recently there will not be a new agreement by Friday.
- The dispute centers on revenue sharing, with the league proposing an uncapped component tied to performance while WNBPA executive director Terri Jackson said the union finds it inadequate as players get nine percent of revenue versus roughly 50 percent in the NBA.
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WNBA offers 30-day extension as CBA deadline looms, AP sources say
Two people familiar with the decision say the WNBA has offered players a 30-day extension to continue negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement.
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