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WNBA and players’ union closing in on opt out date for current collective bargaining agreement

Spring is usually when bugs start to mate, so now is the time to keep them away.
Noah Farley
Spring is usually when bugs start to mate, so now is the time to keep them away.
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Published 11:12 AM

AP Basketball Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA had a record year in terms of growth in viewership and attendance, and with that the players now want a bigger piece of the financial pie. The players union and league have until Nov. 1 to potentially opt out of their current collective bargaining agreement. It is likely that the players will decide to do so before the deadline as they have a list of wants, including increased salaries now that the WNBA has entered a historic 11-year media rights deal with Disney, Amazon Prime and NBC for $200 million a year. If the union does opt out, the current CBA, will still be in effect next season.

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