US EditionNapheesa Collier's Response to Cathy Engelbert Denying WNBA Comments Speaks Volumes
Commissioner Engelbert acknowledges player dissatisfaction and plans a new collective bargaining agreement meeting amid calls for better salaries and benefits from the players' union.
- On Friday, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said there's work to repair relationships with players and noted `inaccuracies` in comments attributed to Napheesa Collier.
- On Tuesday, Napheesa Collier, Minnesota Lynx star and WNBPA vice president, called WNBA leadership the `worst leadership in the world` and alleged Engelbert told players to be `thankful` for the league's platform.
- A new `state of the game` committee will review officiating this off-season, and Cathy Engelbert, WNBA Commissioner, said, `If the players don't feel appreciated and valued by the league, then we have to do better.`
- With the CBA set to expire on Oct. 31, Engelbert said the league and the WNBA players' union will meet next week to discuss a new deal, and she plans to remain commissioner after it’s finalized.
- Rising revenues and star power position the dispute as a risk for a work stoppage, with Engelbert overseeing plans for six expansion teams by 2030 and a media rights deal worth more than $2.2 billion, while players push for higher pay.
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Napheesa Collier's Response to Cathy Engelbert Denying WNBA Comments Speaks Volumes
Lynx star Napheesa Collier has reportedly made a telling decision in the wake of WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert denying comments Collier claimed she made.Read MoreThe post Napheesa Collier’s Response to Cathy Engelbert Denying WNBA Comments Speaks Volumes first appeared on The Who Dat Daily.
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WFNI ESPN 107.5 / 1070 The Fan | Indy's SportsCenterWNBA Commissioner Denies Making Comments About Clark Endorsements
Source: Ian Maule / Getty LAS VEGAS — WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said there’s “a lot of inaccuracy” in the reporting about a conversation she had recently with Minnesota Lynx player and WNBPA Vice President Napheesa Collier. During her exit interview on Tuesday, Collier said the WNBA has the “worst leadership in the world” and claimed that Commissioner Engelbert said Fever star Caitlin Clark “should be grateful she makes $16 million off t…
Engelbert vows fixes after Collier criticism
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said Friday there's work to be done to repair relationships with players in the league, while adding that there were "inaccuracies" in some of the comments attributed to her by Napheesa Collier in a blistering assessment…
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