Medley, Florida – Country of the Count of WNBA Cathy Engelbert as a supporter of his adversation.
Engelbert attended unrivaled matches on Monday evening, while the women’s basketball league 3 against 3 approaches the end of its inaugural season as an alternative off-season option for WNBA players.
Engelbert visited the unrivaled installations, about seven kilometers from Miami International Airport, and watched a fan in a VIP box just behind the unrivaled president Alex Bazzell and Commissioner Micky Lawler.
“We are really happy to welcome Kathy to be here,” said the unrivaled co-founder, Breanna Stewart, after scoring 21 points with 11 rebounds when her team Mist was beating Laces 65-49 during the second of the two matches.
“The two leagues can be successful, and the two leagues can continue to get up. I hope she simply sees how hard we work to really put an excellent product on and out of the field here, and it’s the same thing in W. … I don’t think everything is in a dimension. It is for her to go down and go here before things start in the W. “
During the first season of Invalided, his stars of the WNBA such as Stewart and his co-founder colleague Napheesa Collier underlined the need for WNBA players to be paid more and have correctly equipped facilities to help players to succeed. This is a pivotal period because the new WNBA collective agreement will be negotiated over the next year.
Unparalleled players have received equity in the League, while their average salary of more than $ 220,000 is close to the maximum basic wages of the WNBA. Collar won $ 200,000 in tournament 1 against 1 in InvalidedL on February 14 and said: “All my WNBA salary is what I obtained for 30 minutes of play in 1 against 1 – which is crazy to say even.”
In addition to the main courtyard of Invalided, named Wayfair Arena, their installation of Miami has a practical court, a fully equipped bodybuilding room, a training room for rehabilitation and even a childcare area.
“I think the amenities and the facilities that are provided for each person here, from top to bottom, everyone has exactly what they need to be the best possible basketball player,” said Rose Lexi Hull goalkeeper after a 71-59 victory over the ghost. “I think that in the League, that’s all we can hope for as a basketball player is to have the facilities and resources we can do to do our best and do our best at our work. I think that is definitely the thing we see, having at its equal, and I hope it can go to the WNBA. “”
The WNBA has reached a new stratosphere of attention with the additions of Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese in the League after their confrontation during the match for the national title 2023. The last series eliminations of the WNBA, which saw the freedom of New York de Stewart beat the Lynx of the Minnesota necklace in the final, was the The most watched qualifying series Over the past 25 years. The League will host the Golden State Valkyries in 2025, with franchises in Portland and Toronto to join 2026.
Players want to see these recent successes to them.
“We want our money and we want it now. It’s just an ultimate investment, “said Natasha Cloud, a Phantom player at Undisvalied, who was exchanged at Connecticut Sun in Phoenix Mercury this WNBA off -season.
“I think we have done a very good job in recent years – and especially in my mandate of a 10 -year career in the W – We have grown so much, but there is so much room to grow. And obviously, you see us developing, but also the priority of players. I think we are doing a very good job here at Impression to prioritize players and play the players’ league. … I think that without equal is only doing a good job to define the priority for all the leagues at all levels to really talk about this conversation and walk this walk. »»
This article originally appeared on USA Today: Unparalleled women’s basketball: Cathy Engelbert de la WNBA assists as a fan
