Minnesota’s guard Neeffa Kolier exploded WNBA Commissioner Kathy Angelbert for “the worst leadership in the world”, sending shockwaves around the league on Tuesday.
Kolier said, “We have the best players in the world. We have the best fans in the world. But we have the worst leadership in the world right now.”
The collier, a face of the league and the WNBA runner-up for the WNBA, the most valuable player for the second season in one line, also criticized the League office, which she considers as “lack of accountability”.
“I want to be clear that it is not about winning or losing this conversation,” Kolier began to mention a written statement in front of him at his season-ending press conference. “It’s something very big. The real danger to our league is not money, it is not a rating or even a call or even physical game. It is a lack of accountability from the league office.”
He also revealed that Angelbert in a conversation in February in a conversation expressed anxiously worrying concern, worryingly worrying, an uncertain issue for a new collective bargaining agreement between the WNBA Players Association and the League. Kolier wanted to know that star players like Indiana fever Cateline Clarke, Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese and Dallas Wings’ Paigi Beukers are not earning much money on their fraudulent contracts.
“I also asked how he planned to fix the fact that Ketleen, Angel and Paiggy, who are clearly running large -scale revenue for the league, are making so low for their first four years,” said Kolier. “Her response was, ‘Ketleen should be thankful that she makes away from the court to $ 16 million because WNBA gives her to her without a platform, she makes nothing.”
“And in the same conversation,” Kolier continued, “he told me that the players should be on their knees who thank their lucky stars for the media rights deal they received.
He said, “It is the mindset to run our league from above. We fight to protect a shield every day that does not give us importance. League believes it is successful despite its players and not because of them.”
Engelbert and League did not comment in early Tuesday afternoon.
Critices of the colir followed the scary comments made by their coach, Cheryl Reev, on Friday, in Game 3 of his semi-final playoff series, revealed Phoenix Mercury after the loss of 84–76 of top seeded links.
Colier injured her in the last second of the game when no foul was called on Elisa Thomas of Mercury, who snatched the ball and made a stolen. Reev was excluded to argue for a dishonesty, and his conduct and postgame comments found a veteran coach suspended by the league for a game.
Without Reeve and Coliere, who saw game 4 in a walking boot, Links was terminated by mercury. Coliere said on Tuesday that she torn some ligaments and was severely sprained to the ankle, and she would not be able to play if Links, who had the best record of the league in a regular session, traveled to the WNBA final.
“When I have been in the league, you have heard the constant concerns about crime and it has now reached the level of inconsistency which has plagues our game and turns 29 years old at the age of 29 on 23 September, reduces its integrity.
“Does the league care about the health of our players, one thing, but not even cares about the product we planted on the floor is really self-torrent. Year by year by year, only one thing that remains continuously is lack of accountability from our leaders.”
ESPN said on Monday that Rea was fined $ 15,000 for his comments and conduct. Kolier said that he was not worried about the league fines for his comments.
“The answer to our leadership is the answer to the accountability of our leadership,” the answer to our leadership is to press everyone’s voices. ” “I am not worried about the fines. I am worried about the future of my game. At some point, everyone is worthy of listening to the truth, from someone who hopes that I hope that our athletes and our fans have earned a benefit of doubt to fight to be right and fair for our fans.
“We serve a league that has shown that they think the championship coaches and hall of fame players are dispensable, and that’s fine, this is a professional game. But I will not stand quietly and allow various standards to be applied to the league level.”
The collier has an average of 18.4 marks, 7.8 rebounds, 3.0 support and 1.2 blocks in its career in its career. He is a five-time all-star in seven sessions, all with Minnesota. It was the WNBA Ruki of the Year in 2019 and the first-Team All-WNBA in 2023 and 2024.
Complete details of the collier can be read below:
“First of all, I want to congratulate the mercury for proceeding in the finals. I want to clarify that this is not about winning or losing, it’s something big. The real danger to our league is not money, it is not a rating or even a physical lapse or even physical game. Since I am working in the league. Since I am working in the league.
Does the league care about the health of the players, one thing, but not even cares about the product we planted on the floor is really self-disturbance. Year -Dar -Sal, only one thing that remains continuously is lack of accountability from our leaders. There is a discussion in the league as to why they roll out as a thing for CBA, why they cannot pay players that we are worth; That word is stability. But what is really unstable is that it is a good product on the floor allowing authorities to lose control of sports. Fans see it every night. The coaches, both win and lose, indicate it in pre-game media every night. And the leadership only issues fine and looks in another way. They ignore those issues that everyone inside the game is begging to fix them. This is negligence.
Unmatched last February, I sat down to Kathy and asked how he planned to address criminals in our league. His response was, ‘Okay, only the losing people complain about the ref.’ I also asked that he planned to fix the fact that players like Ketleen, Angel and Pagi, who are clearly running large -scale revenue for the league, are making very little for their first four years. Her response was, ‘Ketleen should be thankful that she makes a $ 60 million canal from the court because WNBA gives her to her without a platform, she makes nothing.’
In the same conversation, he told me that ‘players should be on their knees, who thank their lucky stars for the media rights deal. This mentality is running our league from above. We go to battle every day to protect a shield which does not give us importance. The League believes that it is successful despite its players, not because of them.
I have the privilege of running a league to my husband, where they have to balance 100 different things at a time. I will not show off that the job is easy, but even on his plate, he always reaches the players when he sees an injury, whether unmatched or even during the WNBA season. This is why leadership resembles. It is a human element, it is a basic integrity, and this bare minimum should be incarnated by any leader. But do you know who I have not heard? Kathy. Not a call, not a text. Instead, the only outreach has come from her number 2 that is telling my agent that she does not believe that physical sports are contributing to injuries.
This is infamous. And this tone deaf is the correct example of rejected approach that our leaders always think. I am finally tired. For a very long time, I have tried to keep these conversations privately, but it is clear that there is no intention to accept that there is a problem. The League has made it clear that it is not about innovation, it is not about cooperation, it is about control and power. I have earned this platform and I paid the price to reach here, and now I have the responsibility of speaking on behalf of fans and everyone in this league which is better.
The answer to our leadership is being held accountable, the penalty is to suppress the voices by handing over the penalty. I am not worried about the fine. I am worried about the future of our game. At some point, everyone is worthy of listening to the truth from someone who hopes that our athletes and our fans have earned the benefit of doubt to fight to be right and fair. We have the best player in the world. We have the best fan in the world. But right now we have the worst leadership in the world.
If I did not know what the job is, perhaps I would not feel like this, but unfortunately for them, I do it. We serve a league that has shown that they think the championship coaches and hall of fame players are dispensable, and that is fine, it is a professional game. But I will not stand quietly and allow various standards to be applied to the league level. ,
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