Speaking Saturday at USA Basketball training camp in Miami, the Indiana Fever star said the two sides should stop sending proposals back and forth and instead sit down face-to-face until a deal gets done.<\/p>\n
“I don\u2019t understand why we don\u2019t just get in a room and iron it out and shake hands,” Clark said. “That\u2019s how business is. You look each other in the eye, you shake hands, you respect both sides. For me, that\u2019s what I would love to see.”<\/p>\n
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Caitlin Clark is tired of the back and forth.<\/p>\n
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Negotiations have intensified in recent weeks as the league pushes toward a March 10 deadline to reach at least a handshake agreement on a new CBA. If the deadline passes without a deal, the WNBA’s 30th season \u2014 currently scheduled to begin May 8 \u2014 could be delayed.<\/p>\n
Learn More About The Ultimate College Hoops Experience<\/a><\/p>\n Clark’s suggestion was quickly endorsed by WNBPA<\/a> vice president Breanna Stewart.<\/p>\n “I think that would be great for us all to sit in a room until we really get it done,” Stewart said. “If that means sitting in there for hours and hours at a time, let\u2019s do it. That\u2019s for the better of the player. While a situation like that has never happened before, there\u2019s a first time for everything.<\/p>\n “We want the deal to be done. We want to have the season. We just need to find the right numbers that reflect it.”<\/p>\n Breanna Stewart Walks Back Criticism After Letter Leak<\/p>\n Stewart’s comments come just days after she and Kelsey Plum made headlines for privately criticizing players’ union leadership.<\/p>\n In a letter sent to WNBPA executive director Terri Carmichael Jackson earlier this week \u2014 which was later leaked publicly \u2014 Stewart and Plum wrote that they “do not feel like we have an adequate seat at the table in these negotiations.”<\/p>\n READ: WNBA Stars Raise ‘Serious Concerns’ About Union Leadership As CBA Standoff Drags On<\/a><\/p>\n But speaking Friday, Stewart walked back that criticism.<\/p>\n “Terri is our executive director,” Stewart said. “We know that she\u2019s leading us in the best way possible. And while there might be some differences of opinions or questions that are being asked, it\u2019s all good faith of knowing that we want to make sure that we do what\u2019s right for all the players.”<\/p>\n Kelsey Plum and Breanna Stewart wrote a letter criticizing WNBPA leadership.<\/p>\n (Getty Images)<\/p>\n Stewart added that the letter was meant to be private.<\/p>\n “It was unfortunate that that became public knowledge,” she said. “We all spoke between [the executive committee] and Terri, and all of our union leaders to continue to make the best progress we can forward.”<\/p>\n Negotiations Continue To Inch Forward<\/p>\n The players union sent a new counter-proposal to the league on Friday night. And it seems the biggest gap between the sides is still revenue sharing.<\/p>\n The WNBA has proposed players receive roughly 70% of net revenue (revenue after expenses) while the players union has most recently asked for about 26% of gross revenue (revenue before expenses).\u00a0<\/p>\n The league also recently proposed a slightly higher salary cap for 2026, raising it to $5.75 million, while offering an accelerated path for star players on rookie contracts to reach maximum salaries sooner.<\/p>\n![\"WNBA](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/display-media-34.png\")
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