The WNBA might not always have been the most popular league among basketball fans, but it\u2019s more than catching up to the years of lagging behind. The league recently surpassed a 2002 record of 2,501,609 fans in just 226 games, and with 2.5 weeks still remaining on the clock. This has come despite the league\u2019s biggest star, Caitlin Clark, being out of action for pretty much the whole season. That said, it\u2019s not all sunshine and rainbows.<\/p>\n
The WNBPA has been locked in a battle with the management over strict salary restrictions for some time now. WNBPA executive director Terri Carmichael Jackson has meanwhile said that the athletes had been working very hard to achieve a CBA that would transform the sport for women.<\/p>\n
An agreement to their terms would also mean that the sport would become financially viable for women across the country, which in turn is likely to bring many more Caitlin <\/a>Clarks to the fore.<\/p>\n The league has also claimed that they have been rather open with the players\u2019 association about reaching an amicable solution. That said, this is taking longer than expected, which means for the first time in a long time, the 2026 season could turn into a lockout. In light of this, former LA Lakers star Robert Horry <\/a>has asserted that the women have been putting people in seats and deserved everything they have been asking for.<\/p>\n