Overview

• Nearly 40 All-Star participants wore black “Pay Us What You Owe Us” T-shirts during warm-up drills at Gainbridge Fieldhouse to press for higher pay in upcoming CBA talks.
• Commissioner Cathy Engelbert described recent bargaining sessions as constructive, but players including Breanna Stewart called them “a wasted opportunity.”
• Under the current CBA, players receive just 9.3% of league revenue compared with roughly half in the NBA, prompting union demands for expanded revenue-sharing and higher salary caps.
• Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark generates an estimated $875 million in league economic impact while earning $78,066 this season under the rookie salary scale.
• With the CBA set to expire on October 31 and plans for 18 teams by 2030, the risk of a lockout is growing if no new agreement is reached.