Dan Patrick Condemns WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert for No-Showing Interview
Patrick said the commissioner waited nearly two hours before backing out, then gave a separate interview focused on league expansion.
- On Thursday, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert canceled a scheduled interview on The Dan Patrick Show at the American Century Championship in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, failing to appear on set.
- WNBA public relations staff reportedly told Engelbert not to proceed after she had already agreed, prompting producers to receive only a "feeble" response during repeated contact attempts.
- The host intended to ask Engelbert about league expansion and the incident involving Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark and Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas, stating he is not a "gotcha" type of interviewer.
- Engelbert opted to appear on Sports Radio 810 WHB in Kansas City instead, where, according to Patrick, she only discussed league expansion during that interview.
- Commissioners like NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred have previously appeared on the program, highlighting the unusual nature of this cancellation after Patrick's team waited almost two hours.
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