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Aflac and WNBPA Team Up to Pay WNBA All-Stars What They’re Worth

SandJack TV — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 14:52:00 +0000

rewrite this content and keep HTML tags The $110,000 the Atlanta Dream’s Alisha Gray took home for winning both contests at last year’s All-Star weekend was equal to 62% of her WNBA salary, and you can bet she kept the oversized checks. – Aflac When one of the biggest stars in the WNBA says she […]

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WNBPA president keeps it real on WNBA’s growing pains amid Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese marking new era

SandJack TV — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:26:00 +0000

rewrite this content and keep HTML tags The Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) president Nneka Ogwumike reflected on the changes the WNBA went through in 2024. These changes came after several new players with huge fanbases entered the competition. Specifically, Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese were drafted into the league after several battles in […]

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WNBA: WNBPA opts out of 2020 CBA

SandJack TV — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 21:05:00 +0000

The WNBPA has announced their decision to opt out of the current CBA, which was originally set to expire after the 2027 season. By choosing to opt out before the Nov. 1 deadline, the current CBA will now expire on Oct. 31, 2025, giving the union and league just over one year to negotiate a […]

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WNBPA, Players Respond to WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert’s CNBC Comments

SandJack TV — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 19:40:55 +0000

Earlier this week, the WNBA Players Union (WNBPA) spoke out against controversial comments made by league commissioner Cathy Engelbert on CNBC’s Power Lunch on Monday. When asked to address concerning social media exchanges regarding superstar rookies Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese where race and sexuality is sometimes introduced into the conversation, Engelbert dodged the question, choosing […]

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WNBA players, WNBPA say Cathy Engelbert’s comments on Clark-Reese rivalry were a ‘fumble’

SandJack TV — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 03:00:18 +0000

Several WNBA players and WNBPA executive director Terri Jackson criticized WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert on Tuesday for Engelbert’s comments earlier this week about toxicity created by the perceived rivalry between Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. The backlash came after Engelbert was asked explicitly during an appearance on CNBC’s “Power Lunch” on Monday how the WNBA […]

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WNBA: Can NWSL’s new CBA serve as a model for the WNBPA?

SandJack TV — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000

On Labor Day, it’s worth asking, “What’s the future of labor in the WNBA?” When the current collective bargaining agreement was signed in early 2020, it widely was hailed as a path-breaking, progressive agreement that provided more equity and empowerment for players. Nearly five years later, however, the agreement seems outdated and insufficient. Protections for […]

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