The WNBA commissioner hit the court to deliver the Finals trophy to the Las Vegas Aces<\/a>, but she was promptly met with boos.<\/p>\n One attendee in the crowd was even spotted giving the middle finger while Engelbert spoke to congratulate the Aces.<\/p>\n CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert speaks to the crowd after the Las Vegas Aces won Game 4 of the 2025 WNBA Finals at Mortgage Matchup Center Oct. 10, 2025 in Phoenix, Ariz. The Las Vegas Aces defeated the Phoenix Mercury 97-86 to win the championship. (Christian Petersen\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n “Well, we’re here today to celebrate a champion. Thank you to all the fans. Phoenix had a great run to get here, and I just want to congratulate the Aces on a performance, 2025 WNBA champions,” Engelbert said amid continuous boos.<\/p>\n The Aces, despite completing the sweep for their third title in four years<\/a>, appeared visibly uncomfortable, and Finals MVP A’ja Wilson showed a look of concern.<\/p>\n Engelbert has received a ton of backlash recently after the commissioner allegedly made dismissive and patronizing remarks about player concerns. Napheesa Collier also claimed Engelbert said that Caitlin Clark “should be grateful she makes $16 million off the court because, without the platform that the WNBA gives her, she wouldn’t make anything.”<\/p>\n Collier also alleged Engelbert told her, “Players should be on their knees, thanking their lucky stars for the media rights deal that I got them.”<\/p>\n “When you have great players, you need to treat them like that, and that\u2019s top to bottom,” Aces point guard Chelsea Gray said after the game.<\/p>\n Cathy Engelbert, WNBA commissioner, hands the MVP award to A’ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces after they won Game 4 of the 2025 NBA Finals at Mortgage Matchup Center Oct. 10, 2025, in Phoenix, Ariz. (Chris Coduto\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n WNBA NEEDS CAITLIN CLARK MORE THAN SHE NEEDS THE LEAGUE, LONGTIME SPORTSCASTER DAN PATRICK SAYS<\/a><\/p>\n Wilson shared her displeasure with Engelbert earlier this month, saying she was “disgusted”<\/a> with Engelbert’s comments. Wilson played a tambourine in celebration of Gray’s comments on Friday.<\/p>\n Engelbert denied making the comments about Clark.<\/p>\n “Obviously, I did not make those comments. Caitlin has been a transformational player in this league. She’s been a great representative of the game. She\u2019s brought in tens of millions of new fans to the game,” Engelbert said at a news conference last week.<\/p>\n Clark said the league is in a “moment we have to capitalize on.”<\/p>\n “I think, for me, and I have said this many times, it is all about relationships, and that\u2019s the truth,” Clark said last week. “And I know that\u2019s really hard to say in professional sports. But whether it’s a relationship with your front office, whether it’s a relationship with the commissioner of the league, whether it’s your relationship with your teammates \u2014 that\u2019s the most important thing in leadership.”<\/p>\n Caitlin Clark poses with WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert after she is selected as the No. 1 overall pick by the Indiana Fever in the 2024 WNBA Draft at Brooklyn Academy of Music in Brooklyn, N.Y., April 15, 2024. (Brad Penner\/USA Today Sports)<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n The WNBA’s collective bargaining agreement expires Oct. 31.<\/p>\n Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s\u00a0sports coverage on X<\/a>,\u00a0and subscribe to\u00a0the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n ![\"Cathy](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cathy-engelbert-101125.jpg\")
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