Collier Puts WNBA Leadership Under the Lens - LITE

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The WNBA Finals are officially set: Las Vegas Aces vs. Phoenix Mercury, starting Friday. However, that wasn’t even the biggest thing that happened last night. Before the Aces-Fever Game 5 tipped off, Napheesa Collier dropped what might be the most powerful statement from a current WNBA player in years, openly calling out Commissioner Cathy Engelbert and the league’s leadership. Phee went off, sharing details about her conversations with Engelbert that we hadn’t heard before, which included the likes of Caitlin Clark. Sure, A’ja Wilson led the Aces to an OT Game 5 win over Indiana, but it’s Collier’s words that could completely change the conversation around the league going forward.

Tuesday’s Result: 46% of you feel that Aliyah Boston and A’ja Wilson were equally dominant in the Semis.

Before she became the WNBA’s first commissioner, Cathy Engelbert made history as the CEO of Deloitte: the first woman ever to run a Big Four professional services firm in the U.S. But her connection to basketball goes way back. In college at Lehigh, she played both basketball and lacrosse, serving as senior captain for both teams. That’s why Adam Silver said when announcing her as commissioner, “Cathy is a world-class business leader with a deep connection to women’s basketball, which makes her the ideal person to lead the WNBA into its next phase of growth.”