Turns out, Rebecca Lobo agrees.<\/p>\n
With the WNBA and the players’ union still without a new collective bargaining agreement after extending the deadline for months, the Hall of Famer said she’s worried the players’ rhetoric is beginning to cost them public support.<\/p>\n
During an appearance on the latest episode of the A Touch More podcast<\/a>, Lobo said support for players felt “100 percent” last year, particularly after viral moments like players wearing “Pay Us What You Owe Us” shirts<\/a> at All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis. But as negotiations have dragged on, she believes the tone has shifted. And not in a good way.<\/p>\n “Some of the rhetoric I\u2019ve heard from their side has been a little bit troublesome,” Lobo said. “When a deal is presented that\u2019s over a million max salary and revenue share, it\u2019s called a \u2018slap in the face.\u2019 Just use different words.”<\/p>\n Rebecca Lobo believes the players’ association is losing fan support in its fight against the WNBA.<\/p>\n (Getty Images)<\/p>\n Language matters, Lobo explained, particularly when fans are hearing numbers that would represent massive increases from where the league has historically been. The league’s most recent proposal would raise the average WNBA salary from roughly $120,000 to more than $530,000, while the max salary would jump from just under $250,000 to more than $1.3 million.\u00a0<\/p>\n Players, however, have continued to push back, reportedly countering with a significantly higher salary cap and advocating for revenue sharing tied to gross revenue rather than net. That’s been a key sticking point in negotiations. Owners have argued that the structure players want is not financially sustainable.<\/p>\n “As these negotiations have gone on, it feels like some of (the fan support) is waning,” she said. “And I think some of it has just been the language and the verbiage and that sort of thing that we\u2019ve heard from the players\u2019 association.<\/p>\n “I think the players just need to be a little bit more careful with how they\u2019re articulating things. Because if you\u2019re working whatever job, a max salary of $1.2 million, average salary of $500,000 \u2014 if you don\u2019t think it\u2019s fair that\u2019s fine, but don\u2019t call it a slap in the face.”<\/p>\n![\"Rebecca](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/display-media-80.png\")
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