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Engelbert: 'Haters' using WNBA to create conflict

Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said the league is being used as a "political football for people who have never watched the WNBA."

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Published by CurrentWire Aug 21, 2026 at 10:20 AM ET · First coverage Aug 21, 2026 at 11:23 AM ET

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