Engelbert, 61, became the first commissioner in league history in 2019, and has guided the league through expansion, revenue growth and TV deals.
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Commissioner's 'controversial' tenure ends; the controversy was a man demanding a peace summit over who counts as female.
“They call it "controversial" because "a guy who never played in the league tried to dictate who gets to play in it" doesn't fit the headline font. Four outlets ran the euphemism and not one asked what he's the commissioner of. That's the trick — get the demand covered as "peace" and the seven years of actual money that built this league never gets a paragraph.”
“Look, "controversial" is just an objective news word, it doesn't mean anything happened — well, no, it means something happened, that's what controversial— okay, it means something happened that nobody in the room wants to type out loud. And "peace talks" is a perfectly normal phrase for one side asking the other to change its rules or else. Did I say "or else"? I meant... dialogue.”
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WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert is retiring at the end of the calendar year. Englebert was the first-ever WNBA commissioner in league history, serving in the role for seven years.
Engelbert, the first commissioner in league history, has served in the role since 2019
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert will retire at the end of this year, the league announced Friday.
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