WNBA All-Star Napheesa Collier on the league: ‘Worst leadership in the world’

Minnesota Lynx Forwork, the All-Star Company and Vice president of the National basketball Association five times, used the press conference on Tuesday to argue that WNBA is conducting mismanagement. “We have the best players in the world. We have the best fans in the world.” “But now we have the worst leadership in the world.”

Lynx ended its season after losing four games against Phoenix Mercury on Sunday. Coller was injured in its ankle during the 3th match after it fell on the field, as it stole the ball from Mercury Thomas. When the play was not called in the play, Sherrill Reef, the Linux coach, directed the court to challenge the ruling and was expelled from the game. According to what was reported, the countryside of $ 15,000 was fined and commented on the game 4 after hot comments in a press conference in which it called for changes at the league level.

Coller has devoted many of her statements to the unintended burgthies, which she described as the “self -sabotage” of the league, and it remains particularly prominent as the players remain distorted with the league office on a new collective negotiating agreement.

During a period of oral growth for WNBA – when the player’s player and the sustainability of the league is at the top of the mines – Colleier argues that the administration does not negatively affect the welfare of the players in terms of their compensation, but the quality of the products of the products hinders this sport from effective growth. She even raised the two young stars, Ketlin Clark and Ageil Reese, and said that the league was blowing his chance to take advantage of their appearance.

“The real threat to our role is not money. It is not evaluations, even missing calls, or even material play.” “It is the lack of accountability from the league office. Since I am in the league, I have heard continuous concerns about residency, and I have now reached levels of contradiction that suffers from our sport and undermines the integrity in which you work.”

Coller grievances

For example, Coller sparked a private conversation with Engelic, claiming that the Commissioner had refused her concerns about the player’s salaries. The Lynx player said that she had conversations with the commissioner in an unparalleled league match in February, and asked why young league stars such as Bueckers, Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark earn a very little money despite the leadership of the league growth, and Engelbert respond Wnba, it will not make anything. ”

“We players, so we feel that we must get what we deserve and what people paved the way for us for us, what the next generation deserve luck last month. “With the continued growth of the game, W continues to take advantage of our growth … We feel that we should get a piece of that pie.”

Las Vegas coach, Founded Becky Hamon, and Indiana Stephanie White Fever coach, was also fined to make general comments for officials in the notes defending a countryside. Coller said on Tuesday that she refused how the league distributed these fines.

“Our leadership’s ability to [be] She said: “She is the responsibility of suppressing everyone’s voices by distributing fines.” I am not worried about a fine. I am concerned about the future of our sport. “

Continuous wage conflicts

WNBA players are conducting continuous negotiations with the league on the collective negotiation agreement. The current agreement ends on October 31. Beyond the desire to increase the salaries of players-a salary starting in favor of the rising in WNBA barely breaking $ 75,000, while the maximum is about $ 25,000-athlete Arabs also their desire to share revenue.

The players have argued that they were not appropriately compensated as periodic balloons in value and popularity. In June, Sportico It is estimated that the WNBA team has an average of $ 269 million, an increase of 180 % over 2024. The number of 13 combined teams is estimated at 3.5 billion dollars. On Tuesday, the league announced a $ 2.2 billion media rights deal in the coming season.

“Respecting the maximum Navisa Coller and all the players in WNBA,” Ingert said in a statement issued on Tuesday.

“We all worked tirelessly to turn this league. My focus remains on ensuring a bright future for players and WNBA, including cooperation on how to continue raising the game.”

She concluded that “I feel frustrated with how Navisa described our conversations and leadership in the league, but even when our views differ, the commitment towards the players will not hesitate to do this.”

These issues are not unique to Wnba, as its league, the American Professional League, has survived differences and skirmishes to push the player for years. He is currently involved in a larger financial scandal ever, as Los Angeles Clepers Steve Palmer, former CEO of Microsoft, who is also the richest of the league, was also accused of clearing the USA’s salary roof by paying the Kawhi Leonard 28 million dollars to obtain “lack of job.” In another notorious incident, former referee Tim Dunjhi was sentenced to his conspiracy to repair games in a scandal that still provokes a shadow of the safety of the referee in the American Professional League.

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