After more 16 months of negotiations, the WNBA and WNBPA agreed in principle to a new collective bargaining agreement on Wednesday, March 18.

After more 16 months of negotiations, the WNBA and WNBPA agreed in principle to a new collective bargaining agreement on Wednesday, March 18.

The verbal agreement marks the end of a prolonged and often contentious battle that threatened the start of the WNBA season.