Overview

• More than 40 players wore black T-shirts reading “Pay Us What You Owe Us” during warm-ups at the July 20 All-Star Game to spotlight compensation demands.
• Fans at Gainbridge Fieldhouse chanted “Pay them!” after the final buzzer in a rare show of public support for the players’ revenue-sharing push.
• A July 17 face-to-face meeting in Indianapolis drew the largest player turnout in union history but ended without a new collective bargaining agreement.
• The WNBPA is seeking increased salaries, improved benefits, a softer salary cap and a larger percentage of league revenues in the next CBA.
• Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said she remains optimistic about securing a transformational deal before the current contract expires on October 31.