Some 24 hours ahead of the expiration of the WNBA's collective bargaining agreement, the league and the WNBPA agreed to a 30-day extension of the current CBA as the sides work toward a new deal.

More than a year ago, the WNBPA opted out of the CBA, giving the union and the league about a year to create a new "transformative" deal that could build off the enormous growth the WNBA has experienced over the past few years.

Tensions between both sides escalated in recent months, and there was never an indication a deal would get done before Friday's deadline.

As recently as Tuesday, WNBPA counsel Erin D. Drake said on The Athletic's "No Offseason" podcast that a deal by Friday is "not going to happen" and claimed the league has operated with a lack of urgency. The league retorted that the

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