A fed-up Napheesa Collier used Tuesday’s end-of-season press conference to air her grievances with the league’s office and took direct aim at WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert.
Collier blasted Engelbert as “the worst leadership in the world” during a nearly 4 1/2-minute statement, during which she also criticized the league’s handling of officiating complaints and the ongoing collective bargaining agreement negotiations.
She said the “real threat” to the league isn’t money, ratings or the officiating — but a lack of accountability at the top, too.
“For too long, I have tried to have these conversations in private,” said Collier, a vice president of the Women’s National Basketball Players Association. “But it’s clear there is no intention of accepting there’s a problem. The league has ma