The Las Vegas Aces and Phoenix Mercury deserve ample praise for representing the sport in the 2025 WNBA Finals , but they are splitting focus with several other league issues. Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier put the higher-ups on the defensive after her blistering remarks earlier in the week, doing her part as a WNBA Players Association vice president to give the talent some leverage in the quest for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert, the biggest recipient of her ire, was forced to address the lambasting she received.

Given how extensive the two-time MVP runner-up was in her critique of leadership, which included officiating gripes and a lack of financial compensation for younger athletes, Engelbert had to dive into several topics ahea

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