{"id":116922,"date":"2024-10-22T03:47:47","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T20:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=116922"},"modified":"2024-10-22T03:47:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T20:47:47","slug":"wnba-players-opt-out-of-current-cba-after-historic-season-were-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=116922","title":{"rendered":"WNBA players opt out of current CBA after historic season: &#8216;We&#8217;re out&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The WNBA players union is officially opting out of the league&#8217;s current collective bargaining agreement.<\/p>\n<p>The Women\u2019s National Basketball Players Association voted to opt out of the current CBA with the league on Monday. The announcement, which came just <a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/liberty-fight-through-past-disappointment-grueling-difficult-series-to-claim-the-throne-its-a-storybook-ending-065103641.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:one day after the New York Liberty beat the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA Finals;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">one day after the New York Liberty beat the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA Finals<\/a>, is something that had long been expected.<\/p>\n<div class=\"caas-pull-quote-wrapper caas-img caas-lazy\" data-src=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"caas-blockquote\">\n<p>&#8220;The players made the decision to opt out of the last CBA to realign the business and save the league from its own limitations,&#8221; WNBPA executive director Terri Jackson said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>The union and the league had until Nov. 1 to opt out of the current deal, which was first agreed to ahead of the 2020 season and is set to expire in 2027. Monday&#8217;s announcement does not mean that the league will enter a lockout immediately, however, as the current CBA will still be in effect next season. The two sides now have about a year to come to an agreement. If that is not reached, a work stoppage could start after the 2025 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>A timeline for the negotiations or a new deal is not yet known.<\/p>\n<div class=\"caas-pull-quote-wrapper caas-img caas-lazy\" data-src=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"caas-blockquote\">\n<p>\u201cWith the historic 2024 WNBA season now in the books, we look forward to working together with the players and the WNBPA on a new CBA that is fair for all and lays the foundation for growth and success for years to come,\u201d commissioner Cathy Engelbert said in a statement on Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>The decision to opt out came after a record year for the WNBA in both viewership and attendance. The playoffs saw a <a data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/wnba-playoffs-ratings-up-142-compared-to-last-season-espn-says-222303631.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:viewership increase of more than 140% before the WNBA Finals;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">viewership increase of more than 140% before the WNBA Finals<\/a> even started, which marked the highest viewership since the league&#8217;s inaugural season in 1997. Indiana Fever rookie <a data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/heres-every-way-caitlin-clark-made-ratings-history-this-year-181048197.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Caitlin Clark played a big part in that;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Caitlin Clark played a big part in that<\/a>, as one of her playoff games <a data-i13n=\"cpos:4;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/fever-sun-game-2-final-game-of-caitlin-clarks-rookie-season-draws-record-wnba-playoff-audience-for-espn-234408123.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:generated an incredible 2.5 million viewers;cpos:4;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">generated an incredible 2.5 million viewers<\/a> alone. The semifinals averaged 850,000 viewers, too, <a data-i13n=\"cpos:5;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/wnba-playoffs-ratings-up-142-compared-to-last-season-espn-says-222303631.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:which is nearly double from last season;cpos:5;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">which is nearly double from last season<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While the league will <a data-i13n=\"cpos:6;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/18\/sports\/wnba-will-lose-40-million-this-season-with-nba-investors-growing-impatient\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:reportedly lose around $40 million this season;cpos:6;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">reportedly lose around $40 million this season<\/a>, its finances will change when its new media rights deal kicks in in 2026. In July, the league signed an 11-year media rights deal with Disney, Amazon Prime and NBC for around $200 million a season that begins in 2026. The current media deal is valued at about $60 million a season. The WNBA is rapidly expanding, too. The Golden State Valkyries will join the league starting in 2025, and then teams from Portland and Toronto will enter in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>There are a number of items players have advocated for in the new CBA, including increased player salaries, retirement benefits, pregnancy and family planning benefits, implementing new, consistent minimum professional standards across the board and introducing an &#8220;equity-based&#8221; economic model to the league.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet-wrapper\" data-embed-anchor=\"406fd548-f546-55d8-94e0-55aa1214cd98\">\n<blockquote placeholder=\"\" data-theme=\"light\" class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>Here&#8217;s what Terri Jackson, WNBPA executive director, said: &#8220;The players made the decision to opt out of the last CBA to realign the business and save the league from its own limitations.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>The WNBPA put out its priorities in the next CBA: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Dbmg7SlBQg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:https:\/\/t.co\/Dbmg7SlBQg;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">https:\/\/t.co\/Dbmg7SlBQg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XyFH51Fsvy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:pic.twitter.com\/XyFH51Fsvy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">pic.twitter.com\/XyFH51Fsvy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike Vorkunov (@MikeVorkunov) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeVorkunov\/status\/1848445302837260779?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:October 21, 2024;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">October 21, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"caas-pull-quote-wrapper caas-img caas-lazy\" data-src=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"caas-blockquote\">\n<p>\u201cThis is going to be an opportunity to listen to one another and take this league to the next level for generations to come,\u201d Engelbert said ahead of Game 1 of the WNBA Finals when asked about the CBA negotiations, <a data-i13n=\"cpos:7;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/wnba-cba-union-b28b66068fe5d358aa0a902d5b1a2202\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:via The Associated Press;cpos:7;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">via The Associated Press<\/a>. \u201cI look forward to building the future of the league and sitting down with the players. Whether they opt out, not opt out.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"caas-pull-quote-wrapper caas-img caas-lazy\" data-src=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"caas-blockquote\">\n<p>\u201cI suspect that given the transformation of the league that we\u2019ve been working so hard on, building this long-term economic model, we\u2019ve already returned to the players through charter, through increasing playoff bonuses a couple years ago by over 50%. So we\u2019ll continue to do that, and when we get to the bargaining table we\u2019ll continue to talk about the issues that are most important to the players.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/wnba-players-opt-out-of-current-cba-after-historic-season-were-out-193058683.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The WNBA players union is officially opting out of the league&#8217;s current collective bargaining agreement. 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