Inside the WNBA's High Stakes Negotiations with Madame President Nneka Ogwumike

Dec 16, 2025

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WNBA superstar and Players Association president Nneka Ogwumike joins Welcome to the Party at a pivotal moment for women’s basketball, with the league’s CBA set to expire on January 9 and real questions swirling about revenue sharing, housing, trust, and the future of the WNBA. Nneka pulls back the curtain on what’s actually happening inside negotiations, why this moment feels different than past CBAs, and what’s truly at stake for players across the league. She also explains her headline-making decision to sign with Project B, the new global league offering equity and expanded opportunity—raising bigger questions about power, ownership, and where women’s basketball is headed next.

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Chapters:

00:00 Begin

04:43 Party Starter: Lindsay Vonn’s 83 World Cup Win, USA Women’s Hockey dominates Canada, NCAA Women’s Volleyball, NWSL Trinity Rodman update.

25:46 CBA and Project B explained

31:19 Nneka Ogwumike joins the party

44:12 Nneka Explains Revenue Share

46:52 Nneka on CBA Deadlines

55:20 Nneka on ProjectB

59:10 Nneka for President