WNBPA Issues Statement on Declining Latest WNBA CBA Proposal, 'We Will Not Stop Fighting'

The Women's National Basketball Players Association issued a statement Wednesday saying WNBA players "remain united and focused on delivering a transformational CBA for all members of this Union."

"Despite our differences and tough moments, we must make crystal clear that we are focused, we are resolute, and we are together," the union said. "We want to play basketball in 2026. We want to be in front of our fans playing the game that we love. We will not stop fighting. There is no WNBA without the players."

The WNBPA also cited an overwhelming response from its members about the WNBA's last CBA proposal. Eighty-four percent of the respondents didn't like the league's revenue sharing plan:

There's less than a week left until the March 10 deadline the WNBA set to have a tentative agreement in place.

The regular season tips off on May 8, and the league has to complete expansion drafts for the Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo along with the usual business of free agency and the draft.

With the clock ticking, Kelsey Plum and Breanna Stewart expressed a level of urgency in a letter to executive director Terri Jackson.

The two stars said they "are frustrated that we have not made more progress as we near the March 10 deadline," per ESPN's Alexa Philippou and Don Van Natta Jr.

"We believe this is a result of a breakdown in communication between you and the Executive Committee and players more broadly," they wrote of Jackson.

Stewart and Plum also said they "have not been meaningfully engaged" during the CBA negotiations.

Earlier this week, Plum emphasized her desire to play and her reservations with a possible strike by WNBA players.

"You can continue to negotiate without striking," she said. "... I've always been someone that's focused on the gain, not the gap. And to be honest, I think if you look at where we've come from, shoot, since I came into the league until now, and now that we're in a revenue share, it's a tremendous win."

The WNBPA's letter, which included every member of the executive committee including Stewart, struck a different tone in terms of the union's solidarity.