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There’s no WNBA ever It’s as popular as it is today. This is probably a good time for the league.
The league’s collective bargaining agreement with Player Union will expire October 31, 2025Leaves possible work stops on the table.
The Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) last year shutting out the contract and said at the time it was looking for a “business model that reflects true value (the player), higher pay, stronger professional working conditions, and expanded health benefits and important investments needed for long-term growth.”
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WNBA logo is located in the courthouse at crypto.com arena in Los Angeles, July 9, 2024. (Kirby Lee/USA Today Sports)
WNBPA Director Terri Jackson said that players will negotiate “as long as it takes” to get a fair deal as there are no transactions in place.
“For women’s sports, especially women’s basketball, especially for us, there are no better moments than we are. New York Post.
“We were actively offensive in terms of discussion, proposals – multiple – meeting schedules. It’s a group project. We’re doing some of that. The league hopes that such kind of milestones will have an opportunity to work towards truly important advances.
“It’s true, we can’t come far from last season. We’re starting to get backwards this season, and that’s not accessible,” Jackson added. “I don’t think anyone on the league or the team wants that.”
The WNBA logo on the ball in the fourth quarter of Game 1 of the WNBA Finals between the Seattle Storm and the Washington Mystics, held in Kee Arena, Seattle on September 7, 2018. (Jennifer Buchanan/USA Today Sports)
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In March, Angel Reese recognized the player It may be “sitting” … “If you don’t give us what we want.”
Like Jackson, Reese also said that players are “ready to stay at the negotiation table as long as it is necessary.”
Lease signed a four-year, $324,383 rookie contract ahead of his first WNBA season in 2024. She earned under $75,000 in her first year, less than she did in 2025.
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In October, Lease said he couldn’t afford to pay his bills based on his salary on live Instagram video.
Indiana Fever’s Kate Linklark and Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese were playing on June 1, 2024 at Gainbridge Field House in Indianapolis. (Jeff Haynes/nbae via Getty Images)
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Last season, the WNBA won the most viewed regular season of 24 and the highest attendance of 22. Over 2.3 million people participated in the WNBA games in 2024, an increase of 48% since 2023.
Jackson Thompson of Fox News contributed to this report.
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