“Yeah, I think just to start, giving some background to my personal relationship, I have a great relationship with Cathy Engelbert, and that was basically established when she came into the job and she knew that she had to build those during a very difficult time. I mean, she comes in, there’s the bubble season, there’s social unrest, there’s social justice that she has to spearhead, you know, bringing together the players, but also bringing together the business,” Owgumike said (Timestamp: 0:10).
“And it is absolutely undisputed that she has helped push the W forward financially, bringing in stakeholders and, even, like, that equity involvement that was an influx of capital to help spearhead what we’re seeing right now.”
Chiney Ogwumike pointed out what Cathy Engelbert has to improve on despite her contributions
“The dynamics have changed, and I would just put it into two ways,” Ogwumike said (Timestamp: 0:51). “Publicly, there has been a lack of presence by a commissioner in probably the most important moments, which makes players feel like there’s no leadership in the room that can really direct all key pieces, whether it’s ownership in the front office or the players or the coaches. There’s just no presence publicly. And then privately, there’s been a deterioration of relationships.”
Some of the issues that the WNBA is facing are player discrimination, verbally and online, and player compensation.
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