""I'd like to congratulate the Mercury for advancing to the finals. I want to be clear that this conversation is not about winning or losing. It's about something much bigger," she read from a prepared statement, "The real threat to our league isn't money. It isn't ratings or even missed calls or even physical play. It's the lack of accountability from the league office.""
""Collier said the WNBA has a buzzword that it keeps using during the CBA (collective bargaining agreement) talks: "sustainability." She said it's been wielded to justify why players won't get more money, or why refereeing won't get better. Poor officiating has become the norm, not the exception, in the WNBA. So for Collier and her peers, "what's truly unsustainable is keeping a good product on the floor while allowing officials to lose control of the games.""
Game three of the WNBA Finals between the Las Vegas Aces and the Phoenix Mercury is scheduled for October 8 while the collective bargaining agreement expires on October 31, creating a looming labor conflict. Napheesa Collier, Minnesota Lynx forward and union executive-board vice president, accused the league office of lacking accountability and criticized the use of "sustainability" to deny pay increases and officiating improvements. Poor officiating has become common, undermining game quality and player safety. Players seek major CBA changes in response to league growth, persistent missed calls, and perceived dismissiveness from leadership.
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