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Engelbert Faces Officiating Controversy During All-Star Weekend The 2025 WNBA All-Star Weekend was supposed to be a ...
The WNBA has a problem with its officials. A foul called on DiJonai Carrington during a crucial moment of a one-possession game is the perfect example. Or ...
Fever fans fume as refs miss foul on A’ja Wilson, calling jump ball instead. Officiating under fire again in the WNBA.
There are a myriad of factors that decide the out come of a basketball game. Health, player performance, fan environment: all of these things combine and contri ...
The WNBA played its All-Star Game over the weekend, but Caitlin Clark, the league's most popular player, sat out with ...
From Las Vegas Aces coach Becky Hammon to first-year Golden State Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase, from young stars such as ...
Sophie Cunningham of Indiana Fever was fined $500 by the WNBA for a TikTok post mocking referees, fueling ongoing criticisms ...
But WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert didn't seem to care much about any criticism, which was conveyed by quotes she had in a June 27 article by the Washington Post. “There’s always room for ...
Jenkins: The surest way to kill the league’s popularity and halt its commercial momentum is to put star players like Caitlin ...
A WNBA referee makes $3,000 less compared to when they officiate an NCAA game, according to a recent report from Washington Post reporter Kareem Copeland. The report found that an anonymous ...
WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert says only losing teams blame refs, as players and coaches push for better consistency league-wide.
For instance, a referee in their first season makes $1,538 per game this year but can make $1,631 by the 2027 season. And an official in their 10th season earns $2,107 per game this season and ...