WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert is scheduled to meet with players and Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) leadership to discuss the league’s growing problem of online harassment. According to multiple reports, the meeting is set for Tuesday and will include the WNBPA executive committee as well as the league’s Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee. Players say they requested the meeting amid increasing harassment they have been experiencing in recent weeks. The Athletic and Yahoo Sports both frame the gathering as a direct response to online abuse that players say has intensified during the season, with the discussion expected to cover current conditions and possible next steps. Both outlets also note that the meeting request follows a controversial incident involving Caitlin Clark and Alyssa Thomas, which drew significant online attention. While the specific outcomes of the meeting are not detailed in the reports, the discussions are described as a review of the “temperature” of harassment and related issues across the season’s early stretch.
WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert to meet with players on online harassment concerns
WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert is scheduled to meet with players and Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) leadership to discuss the league’s growing problem of online harassment....
- WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert is set to meet with WNBPA leadership and players to discuss online harassment.
- The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday and includes the WNBPA executive committee and the WNBA’s Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee.
- Players say they requested the meeting after online harassment increased in recent weeks.
- Reports cite a controversial incident involving Caitlin Clark and Alyssa Thomas as part of the context for the meeting.
- The discussion is described as a review of conditions and concerns during the season’s first half.
NEW YORK — Women’s National Basketball Players Association leaders are set to meet with league leadership, including commissioner Cathy Engelbert, to discuss online harassment players have been increasingly subject to in recent weeks. The meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, will include the WNBPA’s executive committee as well as the Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee. “It’s literally a temperature check of everything from the first half of the season,” said New York Liberty forward
4 hours agoPlayers said they requested the meeting after a controversial incident involving Caitlin Clark and Alyssa Thomas.
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