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WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert late Tuesday night clarified that she’s vehemently opposed to “hate or racism” after her response to a question about social media abuse drew criticism from players in her league. Instead of addressing the matter with a simple message against online hate, Engelbert toasted their rivalry and celebrated that there’s “no more apathy” in the WNBA. "During a recent media interview, I was asked about the dark side of social media and online conversation about WNBA rivalries and race," she wrote on the platform formally known as Twitter. "To be clear, there is absolutely no place for hate or racism of any kind in the WNBA or anywhere else." Reese, an LSU alum who recently suffered a season-ending injury, is pulling down a WNBA-high 13.1 rebounds per contest.

Persons: Cathy Engelbert, she’s, Engelbert, ”, Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, CNBC’s Tyler Mathisen, ” Clark, Reese, Breanna Stewart —, Clark, A'ja Wilson —, Stewart, Cathy, ” Terri Jackson, WNBPA, —, Jackson Organizations: WNBA, CNBC, New York Liberty, Dallas Wings, Iowa, LSU

☆ What the conversation about Caitlin Clark’s pay gets wrong
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The WNBA’s stars aren’t asking to be paid an equal dollar amount to NBA players, however. WNBA players have made progress on salaries since 2020, when they reached their latest collective bargaining agreement with the league. Sharing the revenue pieBecause it’s a smaller and younger league, women’s players have had less bargaining power with team owners over their pay than men. While NBA players receive 50% of total NBA revenue, the WNBA must hit a certain revenue threshold annually before any revenue sharing agreements kick in. This has held back women’s salaries.

Persons: Caitlin Clark, Clark, Angel Reese, ” Terri Jackson, David Berri, Kelsey Plum, Griner, Jackson, ” Jackson, “ It’s, ”, Alicia Jessop, “ That’s, ” David Berri, David Stern, “, Berri, Cathy Engelbert, ” Breanna Stewart Organizations: New, New York CNN, NBA, National Basketball Association, Women’s National Basketball Association, University of Iowa, Louisiana, NCAA, WNBA, ’ Association, CNN, Southern Utah University, Las Vegas Aces, —, Phoenix Mercury, ’, Pepperdine University, longtime, New York Liberty Locations: New York, men’s, Russia

☆ Caitlin Clark will head to the WNBA at a critical moment for the league
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The WNBA, still emerging entering its 28th season, hopes Caitlin Clark can achieve what those athletes did and turn the league into a cultural phenomenon. WNBA players’ salaries also lag behind. Turning Clark fans into WNBA fansClark is already having an impact on the WNBA. “The need by WNBA teams to invest in fan acquisition and fan engagement is really critical to maximize this moment,” she said. Bebeto Matthews/APThe league was financially connected to the NBA, and each of the first eight WNBA teams was linked to an NBA franchise.

Persons: Woods, Venus Williams, Michael Jordan, Caitlin Clark, ”, Boris Lelchitski, Candace Parker, Jonquel Jones, ” Clark, Angel Reese, Clark, Reese, “, Phil Cook, Gregory Fisher, Nielsen, “ Caitlin Clark, Noah Henderson, Cathy Engelbert, “ We’ve, Erica Denhoff, Jessica Gelman, Gelman, David Stern, Lisa Leslie, Sheryl Swoopes, Rebecca Lobo, Bebeto Matthews, Terri Jackson, ” Donna Orender, Orender, ” Engelbert, Cameron Brink, ’, “ Clark, Donna Orender Organizations: New, New York CNN, NBA, WNBA, Indiana Fever, NCAA, University of Iowa, Louisiana State University, Tiger, USA, Sports, Reuters, Loyola University, CNN, LSU, WNBA's Indiana, Kraft Analytics Group, MIT Sloan Sports Analytics, Nielsen, Brands, Gatorade, State, longtime, Olympics, Basketball Players Association, Deloitte, Kraft Analytics Locations: New York, Chicago, Iowa, USA, Atlanta, San Francisco

☆ Dashing Through These Films
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Elisabeth Vincentelli | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The most fun entry on the BET+ slate is Terri J. Vaughn’s comedy about friendship. When Wyvetta (Tichina Arnold, from “The Neighborhood”) is dumped at the altar on Christmas Eve, she and her supportive bestie Dione (Tami Roman) publicly swear off romance on their podcast. Um, did these two women really intend to remain chaste for the rest of their lives? Filmed largely in Atlantic City, this breezy movie benefits from Arnold and Roman’s believable camaraderie. And we could have used a lot more of Michael Colyar and Jackée Harry as Wyvetta’s forbearing parents.

Persons: Terri J, Tichina Arnold, Dione, Tami Roman, Clarence, Robert Christopher Riley, —, Arnold, Michael Colyar, Harry, Wyvetta’s Organizations: BET Locations: Atlantic City

☆ The N.B.A. Player Who Might See His Mom at Union Meetings
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Tania Ganguli | More About Tania Ganguli | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The National Basketball Players Association is the union for N.B.A. But Terri Jackson is no ordinary N.B.A. players’ union, and, in February, she was invited to the N.B.A. players’ union’s winter meeting. When he finished, Terri Jackson said, she wanted to get up and cheer; she was so happy to see the maturity he showed.

Persons: Terri Jackson, Jaren Jackson Jr Organizations: Basketball Players, N.B.A, Memphis Grizzlies

☆ Brittney Griner faced 'excessive harassment' by a right-wing social-media personality at Dallas airport
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Isobel Van Hagen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A right-wing 'provocateur' appeared to harass Brittney Griner at a Dallas airport on Saturday. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyWNBA player Brittney Griner was confronted by a right-wing social-media personality at a Dallas airport on Saturday. In the video, Stein shouts, "Do you still want to boycott America, Brittney?" Stein also shouts that Griner "hates America" and "What about the merchant of death Brit?" The Phoenix Mercury had been in Texas for a game against the Dallas Wings, which they lost 90-77.

Persons: Brittney, Alex Stein, —, Brittney Griner, Stein, Brit, Terri Jackson, Griner, Viktor Bout —, Brianna Turner, Turner, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez Organizations: WNBA, Service, Twitter, America, Washington Post, New York Rep, Capitol, Latina, Phoenix Mercury, Dallas Wings Locations: Dallas, Alexandria, Texas

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