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The back-to-back WNBA MVP is joining the fight against WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert. Aces star A’Ja Wilson threw her support behind Lynx phenom Napheesa Collier after she ripped the league’s top executive for “the worst leadership in the world” and revealed controversial comments about Engelbert’s views on players’ worth, including Caitlin Clark. “I had an opportunity to listen to Phee, …

Five-time All-Star Napheesa Collier has accused the WNBA of “self-sabotage” and failing to put the welfare of players first. The Minnesota Lynx guard said WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert has shown “the worst leadership in the world” and the league of a “lack of accountability”. Engelbert said she had the “utmost respect” for Collier and remains focused on “ensuring a bright …

Getty Images WNBA leadership was put on blast when Minnesota Lynx guard Napheesa Collier made a strong statement during her exit interview on Tuesday. She received a lot of support, and one of the strongest responses came from four-time WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson shortly after the Aces punched their ticket to the WNBA Finals.  Wilson had not commented much on …

Napheesa Collier blasts WNBA commissioner: ‘I will not stand quietly by’  The Washington Post WNBA players back Collier in ripping league  ESPN Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier’s remarks make it clear: The gloves are off  Andscape Report: Cathy Engelbert ‘Likely’ Out As WNBA Commissioner Once CBA Is Finalized  Sports Illustrated WNBA faces growing calls to fire commissioner Cathy Engelbert. How did we get here?  USA …

The Minnesota Lynx spent the entire 2025 WNBA regular season as the league’s most dominant team, but suffered a shocking semifinals loss to the Phoenix Mercury to end their bid for another championship earlier than expected.  That series ended with star forward Napheesa Collier injured and in a walking boot after suffering an ankle injury late in Game 4 on …

Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier lambasted WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert and the league office on Tuesday, saying that the WNBA had the “worst leadership in the world.” Less than 48 hours after Minnesota’s season-ending Game 4 semifinals loss to the Phoenix Mercury, Collier read a two-page prepared statement at a news conference in Minneapolis that criticized the league’s officiating, Engelbert and …

Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve was ejected and escorted off the court in her team’s Game 3 loss to the Mercury before going on a rant about the league’s officiating in her postgame news conference. Her anger was largely prompted by an injury to Napheesa Collier in the closing seconds of the fourth quarter. Collier hobbled to the bench after her …

After two games light on free throws, Phoenix shot 18-for-22 from the line, the Lynx 10-for-11. Minnesota finished 30-for-71 (42.3%) shooting from the field and 6-for-24 from three, while the Mercury shot 30-for-65 (46.2%) and six-for-18 from beyond the arc. Hiedeman, who had been held to zero shot attempts in the Lynx’s loss in Game 2, was seven-for-12 on Sunday, …

Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve unleashed a profanity-laced postgame address, in which she called for a league-level change in officiating, just minutes after she was ejected from Friday’s WNBA semifinals game. Reeve was tossed from the top-seeded Lynx’s 84-76 road loss to the Phoenix Mercury in Game 3, after she charged toward referees on the court and had to be …

Lynx star Napheesa Collier finished runner-up in voting for the WNBA’s Most Valuable Player award to the Aces’ A’ja Wilson for the second year in a row, the league announced Sunday. Wilson, now a league-record four-time MVP, received 51 of 72 first-place votes from a body of national and local media members, who could rank five players on their ballots. …