WNBA spat worsens as meeting is called off

The relationship between Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) star forward Napheesa Collier and league commissioner Cathy Engelbert apparently hit another setback, with the player cancelling a meeting scheduled for next week, ESPN reported on Oct 4.

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Collier criticised Engelbert and the league in a news conference on Sept 30, saying players have “the worst leadership in the world” and accusing her of making disparaging comments about star players and not taking officiating seriously.

Still, Collier later texted Engelbert that she was open to more discussion.

Engelbert made an initial statement later on Sept 30, then spoke at length at a news conference on Oct 3 about Collier’s comments and accepted some responsibility for players’ disapproval of her performance.

However, labelling Collier's version of a private conversation they had in February as full of inaccuracies has “pretty much pushed the relationship beyond repair”, one source told ESPN.