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Fresh off winning a record-setting fourth MVP, Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson earned the sixth All-WNBA nod of her career. The other MVP finalists rounded out the first team: Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier, Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas, Indiana Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell and Atlanta Dream guard Allisha Gray. Dallas Wings guard and 2025 WNBA Rookie of the …

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Ramona Shelburne Close Ramona Shelburne ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Kendra Andrews Oct 6, 2025, 08:00 AM ET NAPHEESA COLLIER BARELY slept the night before she wrote the statement that would rock the WNBA. It was late in the evening on Friday, Sept. 26, only a few hours after …

The drama continues between Naphessa Collier and WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert. Collier, who has been in the spotlight for her critical comments towards Engelbert, has reportedly cancelled her meeting with the commissioner next week, according to ESPN. The proposed meeting came after Collier texted Engelbert that she was open to discussing the criticism around the league. Napheesa Collier of the …

It’s going to take a long time for the women’s basketball community to come to terms with what Napheesa Collier claimed WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert said to her when the two sides spoke earlier this year. After putting Engelbert and the league office on blast for not holding themselves accountable for poor referee performance throughout the 2025 season, Collier said, …

Kendra Andrews Ramona Shelburne Close Ramona Shelburne ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Oct 4, 2025, 07:06 PM ET Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier has cancelled her meeting with WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert next week, sources told ESPN on Saturday. Collier had previously texted Engelbert that she was open to …

Two days after Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier called out WNBA leadership, Indiana Fever guards Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham added their voices to the conversation, sharing their feelings on the league’s leadership, officiating and the CBA negotiations. During Indiana’s exit interviews Thursday following its season-ending loss to the Las Vegas Aces in the WNBA semifinals two days prior, Clark …

Caitlin Clark gave support to fellow WNBA star Napheesa Collier, who had referenced Clark when admonishing the league and commissioner Cathy Engelbert in fiery remarks earlier this week. On Tuesday, Collier put the WNBA – and Engelbert – on blast, saying that “right now, we have the worst leadership in the world.” “I have great respect for Phee, and I …

Caitlin Clark joined the chorus of other WNBA stars this week in voicing support for Napheesa Collier, while also stressing the “need for great leadership” as contentious negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement appeared to have hit a stalemate with the Oct. 31 expiration date for the current deal looming.  “This is straight up the most important moment in …

Aces star A’ja Wilson had one of the strongest reactions among the WNBA community to Napheesa Collier’s explosive statement about WNBA leadership on Tuesday. Collier eviscerated the WNBA and commissioner Cathy Engelbert over the league’s officiating issues and ongoing CBA negotiations, calling out the W for having “the worst leadership in the world.” Following Collier’s no-holds-barred critique, Wilson shared her …