The 2025 WNBA All-Star Game in Indianapolis isn't remembered for any on-court performances but instead for a collective demonstration. During warmups, each All-Star donned black T-shirts that read "Pay Us What You Owe Us." The slogan referenced the ongoing collective bargaining negotiations between the Women's National Basketball Players Association and the WNBA that the players then believed hadn't yielded much progress.

It had to be a unanimous decision to wear the T-shirts. All 22 All-Stars were on board.

Solidarity has been a core principle among WNBA players well before these CBA talks. Still, like any labor negotiation, they face different realities. Some are millionaires thanks to their off-court endorsements. Others rely primarily on their on-court salaries from the WNBA -- which

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