by admin | Aug 31, 2023 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
The WNBA’s pledge to provide private planes for all postseason air travel has a few caveats, according to a memo sent to teams this week. The memo, obtained by The Associated Press on Wednesday night, outlined certain scenarios under which teams would have to fly...
by admin | Aug 28, 2023 | Pay Equity, Representation, SEW
The WNBA is in the last two weeks of its longest-ever regular season (40 games), and the players are focused on finishing strong and preparing for the playoffs. Since the All-Star Game, ESPN asked 34 players — superstars and reserves, veterans and newcomers...
by admin | Jun 12, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Phoenix coach Vanessa Nygaard said Sunday that the Mercury will make adjustments for traveling to future road games, one day after star center Brittney Griner was confronted by a “provocateur” at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Nygaard would not divulge...
by admin | May 12, 2023 | Representation, SEW
Breanna Stewart is going to keep pushing for more charter flights from the WNBA. The league has come under fire in recent seasons for not allowing teams to charter private flights; instead, players are required to take commercial flights to road games. Read...
by admin | Apr 10, 2023 | Representation, SEW
The WNBA is expanding the use of charter flights to include back-to-back regular-season games during the 2023 season as well as all playoff games, the league said Monday. “One of my main goals has been to enhance the player-first experience,” WNBA...
by admin | Jan 25, 2023 | Representation, SEW
The discussion of charter travel for WNBA teams is heating up. Private air travel is a focus of free-agent conversations in the league, according to ESPN, as Phoenix Mercury player Brittney Griner — who was detained in Russia last year — will likely need to fly...
by admin | Sep 11, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Teams have dealt with travel issues all season, and that’s no different than any other season in the WNBA. They’ve included everything from lengthy delays to cancellations that force teams to arrive mere hours before game time. The Sky were victims of the WNBA’s poor...
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