FROM DAILY MAIL: WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert is as unpopular with fans as she is with the league’s players. While awarding the Aces their third WNBA Championship trophy in the last four seasons after Las Vegas’ Game 4 win over the Mercury in Phoenix, Engelbert was not only booed, but flipped off by several fans in the crowd on Friday night.
The abuse was so bad that ESPN cut to a grey screen several times during the post-game ceremonies. Meanwhile, Aces players including Finals MVP A’Ja Wilson couldn’t contain their smiles as Engelbert was jeered with only a few weeks to go before the league labor deal expires on October 31.
The scene unfolded a week after Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier blasted Engelbert’s leadership in a season-ending press conference. Specifically, Collier claimed Engelbert said Caitlin Clark owed the WNBA for giving her a platform to earn endorsement money.
“ESPN had to blur/grey the screen multiple times during commissioner Cathy Engelbert’s remarks because of a fan in the crowd flipping double birds at her,” ESPN’s Sarah Spain posted on X.
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