Union president Nneka Ogwumike: Revenue sharing and housing remain key hurdles in WNBA CBA talks | National Sports

NEW YORK (AP) — Players’ union president Nneka Ogwumike said that revenue sharing and team-funded housing were two major items that still needed to be figured out to get a new collective bargaining agreement deal done with the WNBA.

The two sides are meeting for a fifth straight day Saturday in hopes of getting a CBA finished in a timely fashion to avoid any potential delays to the upcoming WNBA season.

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