There has never been a strike in the league's 30-year history, but it appears possible as Friday's deadline approaches.

Breanna Stewart said the players' association and WNBA will not agree to another collective bargaining agreement extension after the deadline passes Friday.

Sabrina Ionescu will not participate in Unrivaled's second season due to an injury suffered during her 2025 campaign with the WNBA's New York Liberty, per an announcement on Thursday.

The WNBA has yet to respond to a collective bargaining agreement proposal made by the players nearly two weeks ago as the Jan. 9 deadline for a new agreement approaches, according to a report by Front Office Sports.

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The 2026 Portland Fire will make history as the first team to take part in two expansion drafts, even if it’s technically not the same entity it was 26 years ago. With no collective bargaining agreement,

The league and its union imposed twice extended their deadline on a new CBA without reaching an agreement. A third extension appears unlikely, but talks will continue.

Napheesa Collier, one the co-founders of Unrivaled, did not play in the Lunar Owls season opener, but she was in the building and joined the Turner broadcast during the evening doubleheader to discuss the state of negotiations.