Ahead of the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game, players made their feelings about negotiations with owners on the league’s next collective bargaining agreement crystal clear. During warm-ups, players wore shirts with “Pay Us What You Owe Us” written across the chest. (h/t ESPN’s Holly Rowe) Earlier this week, players, commissioner Cathy Engelbert and owner representatives met face-to-face for the first time since December, two months after players opted out of the current CBA, setting it to expire at the conclusion of the 2025 season. Per ESPN’s Kendra Andrews, over 40 players attended the meetings, making it “the largest in-person player turnout in union history during CBA talks.” Afterward, the union lamented a “missed opportunity” at the meeting. In a statement, the WNBPA wrote, “The WNBA’s response to our proposals fails to address the priorities we’ve voiced from the day we opted out.” “The only thing more unsustainable than the current system is pretending it can go on forever,” the statement continued. “We’re oRead More
WNBA players make huge statement with ASG warm-up shirts
