WNBA Alum Urges League to Reach a Labor Deal as Deadline Looms

Chiney Ogwumike 

Photographer: Steph Chambers/Getty Images

As the WNBA and players stare down the expiration of their collective bargaining agreement, some of the league’s closest watchers say a lockout or walkout appears unlikely.

“One thing I do know for sure is that everyone wants to keep the product on the floor,” said Chiney Ogwumike, a former Los Angeles Sparks player-turned-ESPN analyst.