players won't reach new CBA by Friday deadline
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Don't expect New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu to see action in the 2026 Unrivaled, as she deals with an injury.
Natasha Cloud is happy to have an escape from New York’s brutal winters. The wind tunnels and snow won’t find her in Miami, where she returned for the second WNBA offseason to play in Unrivaled. Cloud can wear her cropped Phantom tee without needing to layer up on the walk from one building on Unrivaled’s campus to another.
The CBA expired Friday night without an extension, but both sides will continue negotiating under existing rules rather than triggering a strike or lockout.
Nyara Sabally and Leonie Fiebich are the only Liberty players under contract for the 2026 season. Every other player that participated in the 2025 WNBA season is either an unrestricted free agent or a reserved free agent.
The WNBA and the Women’s National Basketball Players Association will not extend the previous collective bargaining agreement before Friday’s deadline.
The WNBA's negotiations with its players are expected to enter a "status quo" period. Here's what happens next.
As the WNBA season approaches, teams are beginning to prepare for the upcoming expansion draft, which is scheduled to take place early this year. The expansion draft will enable the new Toronto Tempo and Portland Fire teams to assemble their initial rosters ahead of their inaugural seasons in the W.
New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart has a way of marking moments, and on opening day of Unrivaled Season 2, she made sure to keep that same energy. Twelve mi