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WNBA lockout, explained: Everything to know about basketball league's potential work stoppage in 2026

Why might there be a WNBA lockout?

What the WNBPA wants

What WNBA owners want

Could the WNBA season could be canceled?

WNBA work stoppage before history

Lockout and a strike differences

The WNBA is approaching the most important juncture in the league's young history.

After experiencing exponential growth over the last several seasons, the WNBA and the WNBA Players' Association have reached an impasse on negotiations regarding a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).

This impasse has threatened the league's immediate future, placing a level of uncertainty around the 2026 season. There, of course, is a chance that all gets patched up in time, but there a

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