The WNBA and the Women’s National Basketball Players Association approved a 30-day extension of the current collective bargaining agreement, The Athletic and ESPN reported Thursday.

As the league and the union work on negotiating a new CBA, they faced a Friday deadline before the current agreement expired. The extension, initially offered by the league, runs through Nov. 30.

The extension comes after legal counsel for the players association said a new agreement was “not going to happen” by Friday’s deadline. The sport is in danger of a work stoppage in the absence of a new CBA.

Negotiations were extended during previous discussions in 2019, when both sides agreed to a 60-day extension before eventually signing a deal in January 2020.

The main point of contention in the ongoing negotia

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