In an extraordinary moment in professional sports, the WNBA All-Star Napheesa Collier used a post-game press conference to air her grievances about the way the league in general, and Commissioner Cathy Engelbert specifically, does business.
The Minnesota Lynx forward, who is a five-time All-Star and vice president of the Women’s National Basketball Players Association, used Tuesday’s press conference to argue that the WNBA is being mismanaged. “We have the best players in the world. We have the best fans in the world,” Collier said. “But right now we have the worst leadership in the world.”
The Lynx ended their season after a game-four loss to the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday. Collier injured her ankle during Game 3 after she fell on the court, with the Mercury’s Alyssa Thomas then stea