The WNBA announced Friday that commissioner Cathy Engelbert is retiring from her position at the end of 2026. Engelbert, 61, was named the WNBA's first-ever commissioner in 2019, essentially replacing current NBA deputy commissioner Mark Tatum, who was the WNBA's interim president from 2018 to 2019.

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced she will retire at the end of the year. Engelbert has served as the league's commissioner since 2019. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver credited Engelbert with overseeing a significant period of growth for the WNBA.

Despite Cathy Engelbert announcing her plans to retire at the end of the WNBA season, former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom is still indulging in an ongoing feud with her. Freedom appeared on Fox

Cathy Engelbert and the WNBA are in absolutely no rush to define a woman. WNBA officials view the draft declarations by Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White as bad-faith political stunts rather than genuine eligibility claims.

India, Sept. 1 -- Former NBA center Enes Kanter Freedom has stepped up his criticism of the WNBA's transgender eligibility policies, challenging commissioner Cathy Engelbert to what he describes as a public "peace summit" over the league's rules.

It appears an end could be coming soon in the ongoing saga between former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom and the WNBA. Freedom released a video of him speaing directly to WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert,

The former NBA center claims his ejection and ban from WNBA games at Wintrust Arena violated his First Amendment rights - but the Sky tells a sharply different story.