Team Collier wins WNBA All-Star Game as players call for pay increase

Organization Napheesa Collier dominated Gang Caitlin Clark from start to finish and picked up a - win in the WNBA All-Star came on Saturday night behind a record-setting night from the Minnesota Lynx star Collier finished with points in the match She broke the scoring record that was set by Dallas Wings star Arike Ogunbowale in the battle Collier is a five-time All-Star and is averaging points and rebounds per encounter as she s helped the Lynx back to the top of the WNBA standings at the break with a - record CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMShe was named the WNBA All-Star Match MVP Seattle Storm star Skylar Diggins of Organization Collier set a record for bulk assists in an All-Star Encounter and became the first athlete to record a triple-double in the event She had points rebounds and assistsIndiana Fever star Kelsey Mitchell led Association Clark with points However the talk of the tournament was about the players message about a pay increase amid tense collective bargaining agreement CBA negotiations during the break Each WNBA All-Star wore a shirt that read Pay Us What You Owe Us during warm-ups before the battle Fans were heard chanting Pay them during the award presentation The crowd is saying it for us Collier explained when solicited to share her message WNBPA president Nneka Ogwumike praised the players for using their platform WNBA STARS SEND MESSAGE TO LEAGUE BEFORE ALL-STAR CONTEST AMID CONTENTIOUS CBA NEGOTIATIONS I m just so inspired by the amount of players that evidenced up the engagement that was there she revealed That s really what it s all about Because the more that happens the more that we re going to be able to get things done I think in the present day we re going to be able to use this conversation to start rolling the ball on things Despite the contention WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced Saturday night that she was optimistic a deal would get done I'm still really optimistic that we ll get something done that would be transformational she disclosed And that next year at All-Star we ll be talking about how great everything is Obviously there s a lot of hard work to be done on both sides to get there The players met with league authorities Thursday and the sides did not reach a deal Chicago Sky star Angel Reese was one of a great number of WNBA players who have expressed criticism of the league's handling of negotiations It was an eye-opener for me Like hearing the things and hearing the language of things and not things that I was happy to hear It was disrespectful the things that we were sent back the proposal that we were sent back she explained Friday It's central to be able to be vocal If I sit back it looks like I don't care New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu noted the players weren't going to settle for the minimum in negotiations while Phoenix Mercury performer Satou Sabally called the league's latest CBA offer a slap in the face Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter