Thankfully Caitlin Clark will already be in NYC
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Thankfully Caitlin Clark will already be in NYC

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The WNBA CBA negotiations are still underway. ESPN’s Alexa Philippou on Friday reported that both the WNBA and the players will meet on Monday in New York City for face-to-face negotiations.

“Kelsey Plum says there will be a player meeting with the league on Monday in NYC,” Philippou tweeted. “Not everyone can make it but mentions Napheesa Collier will also attend. Hope is some owners will be there too.”

Fans on social media went abuzz following the reports. A fan on X tweeted that Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark should be in attendance.

“Thankfully, Caitlin will already be in NYC. The players with actual leverage should be in the rooms shaping the CBA’s future and Caitlin is at the very top of that list.”

Thankfully, Caitlin will already be in NYC. The players with actual leverage should be in the rooms shaping the CBA’s future and Caitlin is at the very top of that list.

Here are what other fans on X tweeted.

@alexaphilippou There’s only one person that needs to be there on Monday and I’m pretty sure she will be and that is Caitlin Clark the rest of you old farts that do nothing but complain you can just drive off into the sunset. Nobody cares.

@alexaphilippou I feel like this could be settled so easily if Caitlin did the talking. But I don’t think that’s gonna happen because her coworkers are shooting for the stars. 😵‍💫

@alexaphilippou The only important player in any of this is Clark and they are scheduling around her. She’s calling with NBC on Sunday at MSG. No shock the meeting is Monday in NYC to accommodate her schedule. These other retared women need to sit down, shut the fuck up and listen.

More reactions from NBA fans on X.

cc will be in new york and will finish the job. she just needs to interrupt phee’s spiel “well as a successfull league owner🤓👆…”

Good thing Caitlin will already be there so at least they’ll have some sense in the room

Fans questioned Collier and Breanna Stewart’s positions in the WNBA CBA talks because they are co-founders of Unrivaled. Their 3×3 league could benefit financially if the WNBA were to face labor disruption or if players looked for alternative playing opportunities. Critics argue that if there were a WNBA work stoppage or lockout, Unrivaled (by extension Collier and Stewart) might serve as an alternative platform.

Caitlin Clark is scheduled to be in New York for her NBC’s NBA coverage debut at Madison Square Garden. Fans have called on her to use that as an opportunity to attend due to her previous stance on the holdout.

Caitlin Clark speaks on the WNBA CBA delayed negotiations

Caitlin Clark, on Dec. 12, spoke about the delayed WNBA CBA negotiations while at Team USA camp. She called on both sides to make compromises to end the standoff.

“This is the biggest moment the WNBA has ever seen and it’s not something that can be messed up,” Clark said. “We’re going to fight for everything that we deserve, but at the same time, we need to play basketball.”

“That’s what our fans crave and that’s what all of you crave as well,” she added. “You want the product on the floor. That’s how you make the money, that’s how you’re marketed, that’s what the fans want to show up for. It’s business and it’s a negotiation, and there has to be compromise on both sides. We’re starting to get down to the wire of it and it’s become really important.”

WNBA and its players, led by the WNBPA, failed to reach a new collective bargaining deal by the Jan. 9 deadline. Both parties entered a status quo period, keeping the terms of the old WNBA CBA temporarily while negotiations continued.

According to ESPN’s Philippou, the WNBA and the WNBPA are discussing a moratorium proposal that would apply to upcoming league business. This will include free agency qualifying offers and core designations.