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Cathy Engelbert<\/a> did not receive a warm welcome in Phoenix on Friday night.<\/p>\n

The WNBA commissioner hit the court to deliver the Finals trophy to the Las Vegas Aces<\/a>, but she was promptly met with boos.<\/p>\n

One attendee in the crowd was even spotted giving the middle finger while Engelbert spoke to congratulate the Aces.<\/p>\n

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“Well, we’re here today to celebrate a champion. Thank you to all the fans. Phoenix had a great run to get here, and I just want to congratulate the Aces on a performance, 2025 WNBA champions,” Engelbert said amid continuous boos.<\/p>\n

The Aces, despite completing the sweep for their third title in four years<\/a>, appeared visibly uncomfortable, and Finals MVP A’ja Wilson showed a look of concern.<\/p>\n

Engelbert has received a ton of backlash recently, as the commissioner allegedly made dismissive and patronizing remarks about player concerns. Napheesa Collier also claimed Engelbert said that Caitlin Clark “should be grateful she makes $16 million off the court, because without the platform that the WNBA gives her, she wouldn’t make anything.”<\/p>\n

Collier also alleged Engelbert told her, “Players should be on their knees, thanking their lucky stars for the media rights deal that I got them.”<\/p>\n

“When you have great players, you need to treat them like that, and that\u2019s top to bottom,” Aces point guard Chelsea Gray said after the game.<\/p>\n

WNBA NEEDS CAITLIN CLARK MORE THAN SHE NEEDS THE LEAGUE, LONGTIME SPORTSCASTER DAN PATRICK SAYS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Wilson shared her displeasure with Engelbert earlier this month, saying she was “disgusted”<\/a> with Engelbert’s comments. Wilson played a tambourine in celebration of Gray’s comments on Friday.<\/p>\n

While addressing the alleged comments about Clark, Engelbert denied making them.<\/p>\n

“Obviously, I did not make those comments. Caitlin has been a transformational player in this league. She’s been a great representative of the game. She\u2019s brought in tens of millions of new fans to the game,” Engelbert said at a news conference last week.<\/p>\n

Clark said the league is in a “moment we have to capitalize on.”<\/p>\n

“I think for me, and I have said this many times, it is all about relationships, and that\u2019s the truth,” Clark said last week. “And I know that\u2019s really hard to say in professional sports. But whether it’s a relationship with your front office, whether it’s a relationship with the commissioner of the league, whether it’s your relationship with your teammates \u2013 that\u2019s the most important thing in leadership.”<\/p>\n

The WNBA’s current collective bargaining agreement ends on Oct. 31.<\/p>\n

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