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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tby Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton <\/a><\/p>\n February 3, 2026<\/p>\n This is a disappointing outcome for the union.<\/p>\n After the WNBA met with representatives of its players for about three hours on Feb. 2, both sides left<\/a> with no salary agreement in place and no counteroffer from the league to its last offer to the union.<\/p>\n According to Front Office Sports, the first meeting since<\/a> December made no progress on any issues between the two sides. It\u2019s been almost two months since the WNBA presented<\/a> the WNBPA with its latest offer, and the union was just notified that the league will begin responding to the union\u2019s counteroffer.<\/p>\n This was a disappointing outcome for the union, which had hoped for a positive response to its request.<\/p>\n \u201cThey volunteered that they did not have a proposal prepared at the top of the meeting,\u201d Nneka Ogwumike, president of the WNBPA, said to Front Office Sports. \u201cThat kind of set the tone for the conversation because we were hoping to hear otherwise.\u201d<\/p>\n This meeting was an opportunity for both sides to share their thinking on the last proposal and explain their rationale. It also gave players and owners the chance to connect and ask the other side questions.<\/p>\n Joining Ogwumike were Vice President Alysha Clark, Treasurer Brianna Turner, and Stefanie Dolson, a player rep for the Washington Mystics. Other players, including Vice Presidents Kelsey Plum, Napheesa Collier, and Breanna Stewart, and Secretary Elizabeth Williams, joined the meeting via Zoom. Approximately 40 players also attended via video conference.<\/p>\n