{"id":457629,"date":"2026-02-06T13:13:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T13:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/457629\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T13:13:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T13:13:30","slug":"caitlin-clark-remains-very-confident-new-wnba-cba-gets-done","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/457629\/","title":{"rendered":"Caitlin Clark remains ‘very confident’ new WNBA CBA gets done"},"content":{"rendered":"

Feb. 2, 2026, 2:40 p.m. CT<\/p>\n

During Caitlin Clark’s debut<\/a> on NBC’s “Basketball Night In America,” the Iowa women’s basketball legend and current Indiana Fever star point guard shared her perspective on the ongoing collective bargaining negotiations between the WNBA and the WNBPA, which have clouded the league’s offseason.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, honestly, I don\u2019t think it\u2019s just a big moment for the WNBA, I think all of women\u2019s sports, I think this is one of the biggest moments we\u2019ve ever had. I feel very confident that we\u2019re going to get something done and that\u2019s because we\u2019re in this moment because of the product we put on the floor, so we need to be able to continue to do that. I know everybody\u2019s working really hard.<\/p>\n

“There\u2019s a meeting tomorrow that\u2019s super important. I truly do believe we\u2019re going to get something done here in the next couple weeks, but, like you said, there\u2019s a lot of boxes that we still need to check. We\u2019ve added two new teams. There\u2019s going to be more players than ever and then we have to get into free agency and then have a normal draft as well. So, there\u2019s a lot of things left to do, but I really do feel confident that both sides are going to reach a deal soon,” Clark said on Sunday night.<\/p>\n

\"Feb<\/p>\n

While the league recently announced the 2026 schedules<\/a> for each team, the clock is certainly ticking to get a deal done in time to conduct expansion drafts for both the Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo, for WNBA free agency and for the 2026 WNBA draft. Plus, franchises need an appropriate training camp period without risking a delay to the season.<\/p>\n

If an agreement is reached without delay to the start of the 2026 season, the Fever would play their first matchup on May 9 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse against Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings.<\/p>\n

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