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Kristen Wong

Breaking Down WNBA Players’ CBA Demand After All-Star Game Shirts Go Viral

Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier highlights her pregame All-Star game shirt that reads, "Pay Us What You Owe Us." The WNBA players' union is currently negotiating a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the league. | Screengrab on Twitter/ @espn

The WNBA's best players made a powerful statement before Saturday night's All-Star game when they put together a show of solidarity by wearing pregame warm-up shirts with one simple demand to the league: "Pay us what you owe us."

The message comes amid the players' union's ongoing collective bargaining agreement (CBA) negotiations with the WNBA, with their current CBA set to expire at the end of the season. Many on social media have shared mixed reactions to the blunt message, as some seem confused as to how the players could be demanding more money when the WNBA is still unprofitable in 2025.

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