The WNBA's deadline for a new collective bargaining agreement has come and gone, and the league and its players union still don't have a deal.
Representatives from the WNBA and theWomen's National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA)met for a marathon bargaining session Tuesday evening in Manhattan that lasted roughly 12 hours and stretched into the early morning hours Wednesday.
The meeting began around 5 p.m. at the Langham Hotel and did not wrap up until after 5 a.m.
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Players left the building just before 3 a.m., declining to comment to reporters gathered outside, while league and union staff continued negotiations for roughly two more hours.
When the meeting finally ended, there was still no agreement.
WNBAcommissioner Cathy Engelbert briefly addressed reporters after the overnight negotiations.
"It’s complex," Engelbert said. "We’re working towards a win-win deal like we’ve been saying, a transformational deal for these players that balances all the things we’ve been trying to balance with continued investment by our owners, et cetera. So we’re working hard towards that, and we still have work to do."
When asked about the timeline for reaching an agreement, Engelbert added: "We’ve got to get it done soon."
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