{"id":208669,"date":"2025-10-13T01:00:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T01:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/208669\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T01:00:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T01:00:13","slug":"wnba-commissioner-cathy-engelbert-faces-pressure-from-all-sides-as-cba-talks-stall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/208669\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert Faces Pressure From All Sides as CBA Talks Stall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CBA negotiations between the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/tag\/wnba-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:WNBA;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">WNBA<\/a> and its players\u2019 association have been at a standstill since players opted out of the previous agreement earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>The impasse has fueled controversy surrounding Commissioner <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/cathy-engelbert-fires-back-napheesa-191514334.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cathy Engelbert;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cathy Engelbert<\/a> and the league, particularly after she allegedly made <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/cathy-engelbert-response-caitlin-clark-125042257.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:disparaging comments about WNBA stars;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">disparaging comments about WNBA stars<\/a>. Fan reaction to the dispute even overshadowed this year\u2019s Finals between the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/tag\/las-vegas-aces\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Las Vegas Aces;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Las Vegas Aces<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/tag\/phoenix-mercury\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Phoenix Mercury;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Phoenix Mercury<\/a>, as the fractured relationship between the league and its players took center stage.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Now, new details reveal just how far apart the two sides remain \u2014 and suggest Engelbert\u2019s problems extend beyond the bargaining table.<\/p>\n<p>Engelbert\u2019s Strained Relationships Reach Beyond Players<\/p>\n<p>According to Annie Costabile of Front Office Sports, the commissioner\u2019s deteriorating relationships aren\u2019t limited to players. Team presidents and owners are reportedly at odds with her as well.<\/p>\n<p>This compounds mounting tension with WNBA stars who have publicly clashed with Engelbert over the past week following her alleged comments about players.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The league\u2019s latest proposal includes a supermax contract capped at $850,000 per year in the first season, with a veteran minimum starting at $300,000. But the WNBA has refused the players\u2019 association\u2019s key demand: a fixed salary model similar to the NBA\u2019s structure.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, the two sides are unlikely to reach an agreement before the Oct. 31 deadline. If negotiations collapse, the league and players will face the prospect of a work stoppage heading into the 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Related Headlines<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CBA negotiations between the WNBA and its players\u2019 association have been at a standstill since players opted out&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":208670,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[49,48,11628,3460,3461,82,630,29879],"class_list":{"0":"post-208669","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wnba","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-cathy-engelbert","11":"tag-las-vegas-aces","12":"tag-phoenix-mercury","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-wnba","15":"tag-wnba-stars"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=208669"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208669\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/208670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=208669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=208669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=208669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}