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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Sport
Beau Dure

WNBA players say they’re not paid what they’re owed. Are they right?

Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark displays a pay message on a shirt at the All-Star game.
Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark displays a pay message on a shirt at the All-Star game. Photograph: Michael Conroy/AP

Napheesa Collier was in record-breaking form on Saturday night as she set a new high for a WNBA All-Star Game, with 36 points. But much of the attention was focused on what happened before the game when players warmed up with shirts bearing the message “Pay us what you owe us.”

The move came after players and the league failed to reach a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement. Do they have a point though? Evaluating athlete pay is notoriously tricky because sports accounting always includes a certain amount of voodoo.

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