Team Collier wins WNBA All-Star Game as players call for pay increase

20.07.2025    Fox News    2 views
Team Collier wins WNBA All-Star Game as players call for pay increase

Gang Napheesa Collier dominated Crew Caitlin Clark from start to finish and picked up a - win in the WNBA All-Star came on Saturday night behind a record-setting night from the Minnesota Lynx star Collier finished with points in the contest She broke the scoring record that was set by Dallas Wings star Arike Ogunbowale in the tournament Collier is a five-time All-Star and is averaging points and rebounds per championship as she s helped the Lynx back to the top of the WNBA standings at the break with a - record CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMShe was named the WNBA All-Star Tournament MVP Seattle Storm star Skylar Diggins of Company Collier set a record for largest part assists in an All-Star Championship and became the first player to record a triple-double in the event She had points rebounds and assistsIndiana Fever star Kelsey Mitchell led Band Clark with points However the talk of the event was about the players message about a pay increase amid tense collective bargaining agreement CBA negotiations during the break Each WNBA All-Star wore a shirt that read Pay Us What You Owe Us during warm-ups before the encounter Fans were heard chanting Pay them during the award presentation The crowd is saying it for us Collier noted when requested to share her message WNBPA president Nneka Ogwumike praised the players for using their platform WNBA STARS SEND MESSAGE TO LEAGUE BEFORE ALL-STAR CHAMPIONSHIP AMID CONTENTIOUS CBA NEGOTIATIONS I m just so inspired by the amount of players that manifested up the engagement that was there she declared That s really what it s all about Because the more that happens the more that we re going to be able to get things done I think in the current era we re going to be able to use this conversation to start rolling the ball on things Despite the contention WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert declared Saturday night that she was optimistic a deal would get done I'm still really optimistic that we ll get something done that would be transformational she commented And that next year at All-Star we ll be talking about how great everything is Obviously there s a lot of hard work to be done on both sides to get there The players met with league executives Thursday and the sides did not reach a deal Chicago Sky star Angel Reese was one of a multitude of WNBA players who have expressed criticism of the league's handling of negotiations It was an eye-opener for me Like hearing the things and hearing the language of things and not things that I was happy to hear It was disrespectful the things that we were sent back the proposal that we were sent back she announced Friday It's significant to be able to be vocal If I sit back it looks like I don't care New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu disclosed the players weren't going to settle for the minimum in negotiations while Phoenix Mercury contestant Satou Sabally called the league's latest CBA offer a slap in the face Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter

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