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.

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.

Former NBA center Enes Kanter has escalated his feud with the WNBA, now directly challenging Commissioner Cathy Engelbert to a public “peace summit” moderated by Olympic gold medalist Caitlyn Jenner.

After seven years as commissioner, Cathy Engelbert is set to step down at the end of the 2026 season, leaving behind a WNBA that has grown from 12 teams to 18 planned teams by 2030. And it seems like former NBA center Enes Kanter Freedom is already eyeing the position she will leave behind.

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.