The WNBA players’ union sent a collective bargaining agreement counterproposal to the league, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of negotiations.<\/p>\n
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