Las Vegas Aces head coach and six-time WNBA All-Star Becky Hammon said it may be time for a change in WNBA leadership.
In an interview with CNBC Sport, one month after winning her third NBA Championship with the Aces, Hammon discussed what she described as a “rocky relationship” between Commissioner Cathy Engelbert and many WNBA players as calls for Engelbert to step down build.
“I would say they’re probably going to look for a change in leadership. I just think it might be too fractured at this point,” Hammon said.
In late September, Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier publicly criticized Engelbert’s leadership, saying the commissioner showed a lack of empathy toward the players on issues of pay and ongoing officiating problems.
Collier recounted comments Engelbert reportedly made during a meeting in February. Those comments drew widespread backlash and prompted several other players to voice their concerns about the commissioner.
