WNBA player Angel Reese ignited a social media firestorm after claiming players are prepared to sit out games to demand higher salaries during her podcast Friday.
Reese and fellow WNBA player DiJonai Carrington addressed the next WNBA collective bargaining agreement.
“I’ve got to get in the meetings because I’m hearing like, ‘If y’all don’t give us what we want, we sitting out,'” Reese said.
Carrington added, “That’s a possibility.” Reese has griped about her financial situation in the past.
“The WNBA don’t pay my bills at all. I don’t even think it pays one of my bills. Literally,” Reese said.
Reese’s comments incited heated debate on social media about a WNBA player strike resulting in higher salaries. The WNBA has never turned a profit in its existence and has been subsidized by the NBA. Angel Reese looks on
Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese during the first half of a game against the Las Vegas Aces at Wintrust Arena. (Kamil Krzaczynski/USA Today Sports)
Reese got in on the discussion when she called out conservative influencer AKA on X for a post that Reese said falsely claimed she demanded to be paid as much as NBA players.
“I never said anything about the NBA. We are prepared to stay at the negotiating table for as long as it takes,” Reese said.
