The drama continues between Naphessa Collier and WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert.<\/p>\n
Collier, who has been in the spotlight for her critical comments towards Engelbert, has reportedly cancelled her meeting with the commissioner next week, according to ESPN<\/a>.<\/p>\n The proposed meeting came after Collier texted Engelbert that she was open to discussing the criticism around the league.<\/p>\n Napheesa Collier of the Minnesota Lynx reacts during the second half of Game 3 of the 2025 WNBA Playoffs semifinals at PHX Arena on September 26, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. Getty Images<\/p>\n A league spokesperson said Collier, 29, has yet to tell Engelbert that she intends to cancel the meeting, per ESPN.<\/p>\n Collier\u2019s nixing of the talk with Engelbert comes just a day after the commissioner publicly addressed the Lynx guard, among other WNBA players\u2019 comments, speaking out<\/a> against her and league management.<\/p>\n Collier\u2019s decision to cancel the meeting stems from the commissioner saying on Friday the Lynx star\u2019s description of the conversation was filled with inaccuracies, and it may have left their relationship \u201cbeyond repair,\u201d according to ESPN<\/p>\n WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert talks during a presser on Oct. 3, 2025 before Game 1 of the 2025 WNBA Finals between the Mercury and the Aces. Las Vegas won Game 1 at home, 89-86. Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images<\/p>\n \u201cI was disheartened to feel that some players feel the league, and me personally, do not care about them or listen to them,\u201d\u00a0Engelbert told reporters<\/a>\u00a0ahead of Game 1 of the WNBA Finals on Friday. \u201cIf the players in the W don\u2019t feel appreciated and valued by the league, then we have to do better and I have to do better.<\/p>\n \u201cWe know how great these players are on and off the court and how much they mean to our league, our fans, and our communities. If they don\u2019t feel that, I will do everything I can to change that.\u201d<\/p>\n