{"id":415176,"date":"2025-11-30T14:01:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T14:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/415176\/"},"modified":"2025-11-30T14:01:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T14:01:13","slug":"wnba-players-pushing-for-bigger-share-of-leagues-revenue-lockout-looming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/415176\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA players pushing for bigger share of league\u2019s revenue, lockout looming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The Women\u2019s National Basketball Association (WNBA) is hurtling towards a potential lockout or strike with pay talks deadlocked ahead of Sunday\u2019s deadline over the players\u2019 push for a bigger share of the league\u2019s explosive growth in revenue.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The current Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) was due to expire on October 31, but has been extended to November 30. However, a deal appears increasingly unlikely, raising the prospect of a work stoppage that could disrupt the 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cThey\u2019ll probably do another extension, yet if we get to the new year without an agreement, a strike becomes a realistic option,\u201d Daniel Kelly II, an associate dean and professor at New York University who specialises in sports law, said in an interview on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cHistorically, that has led to the best deal for players. For the NBA, the 50\u201350 deal came after the strike in 2011\u201312. It almost seems like you have to push to the edge to get the deal you want,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">According to local media reports, the league has proposed increasing the maximum salary from US$250,000 to US$1.1 million, raising the average player salary to more than US$460,000 and increasing the minimum salary to US$220,000.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">However, WNBA players want more than just salary increases. They believe they should follow the NBA\u2019s path, which began with their first CBA in 1970 and by 2011 had negotiated a 50-50 split of basketball-related income.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu visited Heep Yunn School in Kowloon earlier this year. Photo: Eugene Lee\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/23892c6c-2f0a-4850-b261-08768bbe1254_a4927f49.jpg\" title=\"WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu visited Heep Yunn School in Kowloon earlier this year. Photo: Eugene Lee\"\/>WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu visited Heep Yunn School in Kowloon earlier this year. 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