\u201cWe should be paid more and hopefully that\u2019s the case moving forward as the league continues to grow,\u201d Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark says ahead of Saturday\u2019s game<\/p>\n
\n\tWNBA<\/a> All-Star players got straight to the point on the court ahead of their All-Star game on Saturday: \u201cPay Us What You Owe Us\u201d their T-shirts read as they warmed up. The players union and league management have been in ongoing collective bargaining agreement negotiations.<\/p>\n \n\tOn Thursday, more than 40 players attended a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) meeting, which apparently did not land on a mutually agreeable deal getting done. Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark<\/a> was at the meeting.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cWe should be paid more and hopefully that\u2019s the case moving forward as the league continues to grow,\u201d Clark said<\/a> in a video posted on social platform X. \u201cI think that\u2019s something that\u2019s probably the most important thing that we\u2019re in the room advocating about.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tClark, who was present at the All-Star game on Saturday, was unable to play due to a right groin injury.<\/p>\n \n\tThursday\u2019s CBA meeting was the first time the league and the players union, the Women\u2019s National Basketball<\/a> Players Association (WNBPA), have met in person since December. \u201cWe were disappointed for sure,\u201d co-WNBA All-Star captain Napheesa Collier said on Friday, via ESPN<\/a>. \u201cWhat they came back with was just nowhere near what we asked for or even in the same conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tAhead of the game, WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert offered an optimistic viewpoint contrasting the players\u2019 apparent outlook on the negotiations. \u201cWe want the same things that the players want,\u201d Engelbert said in a Saturday press conference prior to game time, via Sportico<\/a>. \u201cWe want to significantly increase their salary and benefits while balancing with our owners their ability to have a path to profitability as well as continued investment.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n \n\tThe opposing viewpoints highlight how far apart the WNBPA and league management appear to be in negotiations. The labor fight is centered on the union\u2019s call for a revamp on revenue sharing, where players would receive a bigger percentage of league revenue. Englebert has said the next pass will be \u201cmuch more lucrative.\u201d However, players have said that what has been recently proposed was far from \u201cequitable.\u201d<\/p>\n