Paige Bueckers fires WNBA CBA talks as ‘it’s not really a negotiation anymore’ originally appeared on Sports news. Add The Sporting News as Favorite source by clicking here.
The Unrivaled semifinals will take place Monday evening in New York, but continued negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement within the WNBA weigh heavily on the 3-on-3 league which
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Paige Bueckers said all she wanted to do was play basketball. But while speaking to the media hours before her team Breeze faced Breanna Stewart and Mist BC in the second semifinal at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, the WNBA Rookie of the Year expressed disappointment with the apparent little progress made since the 2020 CBA expired on Jan. 9.
“At this point, it’s not really about negotiations anymore. Both sides aren’t moving,” Bueckers said. “As players we don’t want a strike, we want to have a season. But there are things that need to be handled, and we want to do it as professionals.”
The WNBA told the Women’s National Basketball Players Association that the framework for a new CBA must be in place by March 10 to ensure a full season, which is scheduled to begin May 8.
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Additionally, the league must hold free agency and an expansion draft for the Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo.
It’s clear that the frustration — on Bueckers’ part Andothers – is only growing due to the protracted state of CBA negotiations.
