What Money are WNBA Players Really Owed?

Ben is joined by James Boyd, a writer for The Athletic based in Indianapolis, to dish on the winners and losers from WNBA All-Star Weekend. They go behind-the-scenes in Indy, from the CBA negotiations on Thursday to the 3-point contest on Friday night to the pre-game activism on Saturday – and the 72-hour StudBudz stream that captured it all. Then, they do a deep dive on what’s behind the “Pay Us What You Owe Us” t-shirts that the All-Stars wore before the game on Saturday: Where do things stand with CBA negotiations? What did players and league representatives say about the meeting that kicked off All-Star Weekend? And where could things evolve with this new contract as the months wear on? Plus, some WNBA games to look forward to as the second half of the season gets underway. REFERENCES: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6504402/2025/07/20/wnba-all-star-cba-pay-us-leverage/ https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6504368/2025/07/20/wnba-all-star-game-winners-losers/ https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6505653/2025/07/21/sydney-colson-fever-funniest-wnba-player/ https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6504281/2025/07/19/wnba-all-star-result-napheesa-collier-caitlin-clark/ https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6499932/2025/07/19/wnba-all-star-fashion-best-looks/ https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6504249/2025/07/19/wnba-cba-commissioner-confident-player-concerns/ https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6503307/2025/07/18/liberty-cloud-ionescu-sweep-wnba-all-star-friday/ https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6503335/2025/07/18/wnba-all-star-3-point-contest-sabrina-ionescu-grades/ 00:00 - Show Intro 00:39 - Reflections on WNBA All-Star Weekend 02:43 - Big Winners: StudBudz + Sabs 05:22 - StudBudz Captured the Weekend Like No One Else Could 12:34 - All-Star Losers: Room for Improvement? 20:10 - The Big Story: Players Wear “Pay Us What You Owe Us” Shirts 23:44 - Behind-the-Scenes on CBA Negotiations 27:48 - The Discourse Around Money in the WNBA 34:36 - Pre-Game Dissonance: The Players’ Shirts vs Cathy’s Words 39:42 - What to Watch in the WNBA - This Week and Beyond #wnba #allstar #cba Thumbnail: Steph Chambers via Getty Images Follow and listen to the audio podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/no-offseason-the-athletic-womens-basketball-show/id1699815468 Leave a comment wherever you’re listening, or email us at NoOffseason@TheAthletic.com. You can also find us on socials: -Instagram: @tanooffseason -TikTok: @no_offseason -Zena on BlueSky: @zenakeita -Ben on BlueSky: @benpickman -Sabreena on BlueSky: @sabreenajm -Chantel on BlueSky: @chanteljennings Visit the Yahoo Women's Sports Hub: https://sports.yahoo.com/womens-sports/?guccounter=1