WNBA, Napheesa Collier and Caitlin Clark
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With the WNBA staring down a possible lockout next season, players like Napheesa Collier, who is vice president of the WNBA Player’s Association, are approaching the offseason with a sense of urgency — and frustration.
Napheesa Collier made it clear she was speaking for herself in a bombshell statement, but fellow WNBA players are speaking out in support.
Collier, an outspoken advocate for players, slammed the state of officiating and player compensation, calling league leaders "tone deaf" and "dismissive."
As part of an extraordinary press conference on Tuesday, Minnesota Lynx superstar Napheesa Collier revealed the extent of a left ankle injury that left her unable to play in Game 4 of the WNBA semifinals against the Phoenix Mercury.
Fellow Sparks star Cameron Brinks shared Collier’s more than four-minute-long statement in an Instagram Story, and WNBA Rookie of the Year Paige Bueckers posted a photo of herself and Collier with the words “Queen Phee” written under it with a crown emoji.