The WNBA is at a turning point. In addition to far-apart discussions on a new collective bargaining agreement, Lynx forward Napheesa Collier eviscerated league leadership and specifically WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert in her team's exit interviews after Minnesota was eliminated by the Mercury.
Collier called out "a lack of accountability from the league office," sparked by officiating critiques from the Lynx-Phoenix series and strange conversations she claimed to have had directly with Engelbert. Minnesota's star forward shared details of a conversation the two had in February about how the league planned to fix the fact that young superstars like Fever guard Caitlin Clark, Sky forward Angel Reese and guard Paige Bueckers play on miniscule salaries over their rookie deals.
