Nneka Ogwumike is a 10-time WNBA All-Star and one of women’s basketball’s most talented players.
But these days, the veteran’s name has become almost as synonymous with her work off the floor as her success on it. Ogwumike, who has been the president of the WNBA players’ union since 2016, has spent the offseason spearheading negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement — negotiations that threaten to bleed into the beginning of the WNBA season, which is currently set to begin on May 8th.
As it currently stands, the players and ownership have not seen eye to eye on a slew of issues, including revenue sharing and housing, and both sides
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