Caitlin Clarkthinks theWNBAand its players union are making the collective bargaining negotiations harder than they need to be.
Speaking Saturday at USA Basketball training camp in Miami, the Indiana Fever star said the two sides should stop sending proposals back and forth and instead sit down face-to-face until a deal gets done.
"I don’t understand why we don’t just get in a room and iron it out and shake hands," Clark said. "That’s how business is. You look each other in the eye, you shake hands, you respect both sides. For me, that’s what I would love to see."
Caitlin Clark is tired of the back and forth.
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Negotiations have intensified in recent weeks as the league pushes toward a March 10 deadline to reach at least a handshake agreement on a new CBA. If the deadline passes without a deal, the WNBA's 30th season — currently scheduled to begin May 8 — could be delayed.
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Clark's suggestion was quickly endorsed byWNBPAvice president Breanna Stewart.
"I think that would be great for us all to sit in a room until we really get it done," Stewart said. "If that means sitting in there for hours and hours at a time, let’s do it. That’s for the better of the player. While a situation like that has never happened before, there’s a first time for everything.
"We want the deal to be done. We want to have the season. We just need to find the right numbers that reflect it."
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