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Napheesa Collier cancels meeting with WNBA Commissioner Engelbert amid tensions, AP source says
['Doug Feinberg', 'Associated Press']
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Minnesota forward Napheesa Collier canceled a meeting with WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert expected to take place next week, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Saturday night.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to speak publicly about it.
Engelbert said Friday night that she had talked to Collier earlier this week after the Lynx player said the league has “the worst leadership in the world” and a commissioner who lacks accountability in a blistering assessment.
The commissioner said before Game 1 of the WNBA Finals that comments made by Collier about a private conversation between them were filled with “inaccuracies,” including one about Caitlin Clark needing the WNBA to succeed financially.
“I was disheartened to hear that some players feel the league and that I personally do not care about them or listen to them,” Engelbert said ahead of the WNBA Finals.