Nneka Ogwumike's 3-pointer at the buzzer sent the Sparks past the Liberty on Sunday night in a rematch of the first WNBA game in 1997.
For the first time, a $1 million base salary is expected in the new WNBA CBA, and the cap could see a 230% increase.
The WNBA and the players' union met for a few hours Monday for the first time in several weeks to try to move the stalled collective bargaining negotiations forward.
The 2026 season is just over 100 days away, but negotiations between the WNBA and players' union are at a stalemate.
CBA negotiations intensified in recent months, but previous events helped spark the stalemate between the WNBA and WNBPA.
From MVP front-runners to the Sixth Player of the Year favorite, here are the best players in the postseason.
