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"Many" WNBA Players Are Reportedly Growing Unhappy

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With the WNBA season supposed to be starting up in a few days, the lack of a signed Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) pretty much ensures that it will be starting late - and possibly shut out for a while. But things are allegedly going from bad to worse for the players. The WNBA is in a heated ...

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WNBA player union emphasizes unity as fissures exposed in CBA negotiations

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The WNBPA executive committee issued a statement of unity Wednesday, a day after reports of a divide among players and less than a week before the WNBA’s self-imposed March 10 drop-dead date for collective bargaining negotiations to ensure a full 2026 season. In the statement, the players union wrote: “In every CBA negotiation, the goal of the league and teams is to divide the players. These negotiations are no different. We remain united and focused on delivering a transformational CBA for all

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WNBA’s $1.3M CBA Announcement Complicates Fever Front Office’s Caitlin Clark Plans, per Analyst

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One proposed change to the WNBA’s CBA could force the Indiana Fever into an impossible choice: reward their established stars or secure their future with Caitlin Clark. Still unwilling to come to terms on the revenue-sharing model, the WNBA is now trying to sweeten the bargain by throwing in a special gift for the rookies.

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“More Than My Salary”: Cameron Brink’s $7K Chef Story Resurfaces, Fueling WNBA Pay Debate

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Cameron Brink had opinions of her own regarding the WNBA CBA issue. “There’s so much, and it’s such a layered issue, but I would really just say to the fans and to the people that support us, please continue that support and let us know that we’re valid in what we’re asking for,” Brink said in an interview with ESPN.

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Fiifi Frimpong: WNBPA has its eyes on questionable prizes in CBA fight

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Updated Mar 4, 6:13 PM ET

NEW YORK — The players are trying to fight a good fight, seeking a massive improvement to their unimaginably one-sided collective bargaining agreement. Public sentiment is largely on their side. But with the WNBA holding firm and time running out, it sounds like the players are folding — and that could mean another disappointing deal that’s projected for six more years. The WNBA presented a ...

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Phoenix Mercury Make Diana Taurasi Announcement Before WNBA Season

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Updated Mar 4, 12:50 AM ET

Ever since she was selected as the first overall by Phoenix Mercury in the 2004 WNBA Draft, Diana Taurasi never looked back. Taurasi won three WNBA titles with the Mercury in 2007, 2009 and 2014. Last February, Taurasi announced her retirement, marking an end to her gilded career with the Mercury.

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Plum, Stewart raise concerns over WNBPA's handling of CBA talks

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Updated Mar 4, 3:52 PM ET

WNBPA executive committee members Kelsey Plum and Breanna Stewart wrote a three-page letter Monday to players' union executive director Terri Jackson expressing "serious concerns about how the PA is handling the current negotiations" for a new CBA.

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