We’ve got news from three different domestic women’s professional basketball leagues, in addition to a 3×3 national team check in:
CBA conversations have started
On Wednesday evening, the WNBA and WNBPA released a joint statement announcing that the two sides met in person to begin discussing the next collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The meeting, according to the statement, “included preliminary conversations and constructive dialogue,” with both parties citing “a mutual agreement to continue discussions for a transformational, new CBA.”
Today, the WNBA and WNBPA released a joint statement regarding a preliminary CBA meeting:
“Today’s meeting included preliminary conversations and constructive dialogue, with a mutual agreement to continue discussions for a transformational, new CBA.” pic.twitter.com/H8ZcnrH8A5— Khristina Williams (@Khristina) December 12, 2024
Attendees representing the players union were WNBPA President and CBA Committee Co-Chair Nneka Ogwumike, WNBPA First Vice President Kelsey Plum, WNBPA Secretary Elizabeth Williams, WNBPA Vice President Napheesa Collier, WNBPA CBA Committee Co-Chair Satou Sabally and Player Representatives DiJonai Carrington and Stef Dolson, along with WNBPA Executive Director Terri Carmichael Jackson…