Overview
- Candace Parker contrasted Adam Silver’s personal outreach with what she described as limited contact from Cathy Engelbert, citing retirements and milestones.
- Breanna Stewart said she fully supports Napheesa Collier and argued the dispute is business, pushing back on Silver’s comment that it has become too personal.
- At an event hosted by Kamala Harris, Collier defended going public about her conversation with Engelbert and said private efforts failed to produce change.
- Engelbert denied making the quoted comment about Caitlin Clark, called other reports inaccurate, and said players not feeling appreciated means she has to do better.
- The WNBPA is negotiating a new contract set to expire Oct. 31, with players pressing for revenue sharing and higher pay as the league enters an 11-year, $2.2 billion media-rights deal.