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WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert’s job is a delicate balancing act as the league soars in popularity

Good morning, Broadsheet readers! Karen Lynch's CVS considers a break up, women boomers are flooding into the stock market, and the job of WNBA commissioner is complicated as the league soars in popularity.

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WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert is leading the league to historic highs. Critics wonder if she’s fully seizing the moment

The league had started on decent financial footing in 1996, when then–NBA commissioner David Stern founded it to great fanfare. Attendance hit a high of 2.3 million in 2002. Seattle Storm star Sue Bird was drafted No. 1 that year with a $57,500 salary, she recalls, and her team stayed at Ritz-Carltons.

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WNBA and commissioner Cathy Engelbert face credibility issue regarding player harassment

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark didn’t like what she heard from a fan late in the first quarter of Wednesday’s playoff loss at Connecticut and motioned for officials to remove the man from his second-row seat.

Irish Star on MSN · 1d

Cathy Engelbert criticized by fans after comments on Caitlin Clark's role in WNBA popularity surge

Cathy Engelbert recently declared that the rise in the WNBA's popularity was not just down to Caitlin Clark - and the league's commissioner was brutally hit back at

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WNBA commissioner told she is the problem after making Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark stance clear

The comments from WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert about the impact of the Caitlin Clark phenomenon have not gone down with some of the Indiana Fever rookie's dedicated fans

Sports Illustrated · 1d

The Moment Caitlin Clark Found Out She Won WNBA Rookie of the Year Was Special

In a video shared by the Fever social media team, Clark received a special call from WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert after a team practice ahead of Indiana’s first-round playoff matchup against the Connecticut Sun. Fever coach Christie Sides put Engelbert on speakerphone as she congratulated Clark on a historic rookie season.

People on MSN · 1d

Caitlin Clark Gets Emotional as She Learns She's the 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year

Caitlin Clark is the 2024 WNBA rookie of the year! The 22-year-old Indiana Fever star was announced as the winner of the coveted award on Thursday, Oct. 3 in a statement from the WNBA. And to celebrate the big news, the Fever shared a video of the moment when Clark — who was selected first overall in April's draft — learned she nabbed the honor.

Cathy Engelbert Made 'Weird' Caitlin Clark Remark In Discussing WNBA Rookie Class

WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert hasn't had a good month as it pertains to the answers she's giving to televised interview ...

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US soccer legend Megan Rapinoe delivers stinger to Cathy Engelbert over WNBA's handling of racism: "Feel like she failed"

WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert and the rest of the WNBA's league executives and staff members were tasked with maneuvering ...

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Cathy Engelbert apologized to WNBA players for failing to condemn abusive Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese fans

WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert walked back her comments earlier this week, where she failed to address the abusive words and actions coming from Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese fans.

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Cathy Engelbert to WNBA players: I 'missed the mark' in interview

WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert promised Friday that she and the league will show leadership in fighting against the abusive discourse that players experience on social media. Engelbert also ...

Cameras Catch Moment Caitlin Clark Found Out About WNBA Rookie of the Year Win

With the team huddled at center court, Fever head coach Christie Sides took a call from WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert.

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