WNBA All-Star weekend, over 40 players protested for better pay by wearing “Pay Us What You Owe Us” shirts. With the current CBA set to expire soon, players like Napheesa Collier and Caitlin Clark are demanding fairer salaries,

The talks between the WNBA and the WNBPA loomed over the events. The sides met Thursday afternoon, with more than 40 players — a record, per the WNBPA — at the bargaining session. Liberty star Breanna Stewart characterized the meeting as a “wasted opportunity,” while Plum said the sides still have a “long way to go.”