On Wednesday, WNBA legend Candace Parker and Indiana Fever star Aliyah Boston launched the debut episode of their new podcast, “Post Moves.” On the show, one of the biggest topics of conversation was the upcoming collective bargaining agreement negotiations and a possible increase in player pay.
During All-Star weekend earlier this month, the players unified by wearing shirts that said, “Pay Us What You Owe Us.” While many fans and media members agreed with this sentiment, Candace Parker pushed back on it. She spoke about how the players cannot wear shirts like that and then not put effort into the All-Star game.
“Y’all cannot come out there with those shirts of, pay us what you owe us, and then do that in the All-Star Game. You all had an opportunity,” Candace Parker said.
This led to former South Carolina star Aliyah Boston to push back on Parker’s point, giving her perspective on the situation.
“Here’s the thing though. No, no, no. We come out every single night and we show why we deserve the money we deserve,” Aliyah Boston said. “An all-star game where when we have another game in two days, I think that is ok to go out there and hoop and have some fun because on Tuesday we were back at it and we were playing and we were showing once again why we deserve to get paid.”
Candace saying the players shouldn’t have worn the “pay us what you owe us” shirts if they weren’t going to play hard in the all star game. . . pic.twitter.com/4SaiFrFllu
— CFP (@sportsfan6718) July 30, 2025
Caitlin Clark Agrees with Former South Carolina Gamecocks Star Aliyah Boston In Terms of Player Payment
Aliyah Boston is not the only former player who has spoken out about the state of player pay in the WNBA. Over All-Star weekend, Boston’s teammate, superstar Caitlin Clark, spoke about what the players are hoping to achieve in the next collective bargaining agreement.
“We should be paid more and hopefully that’s the case going forward as the game continues to grow,” Clark said. “I think that’s probably the most important thing.”
Caitlin Clark breaks WNBA CBA negotiations down to the simplest form pic.twitter.com/fbzG9Kfc0d
— Robin Lundberg (@robinlundberg) July 19, 2025
The collective bargaining agreement will be in place for the rest of this season. However, it is set to expire on October 31 this year. If a new agreement is not reached before the start of next season, there could be a lockout.
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