PHOENIX Mercury star Satou Sabally has hit out at the WNBA schedule in a rant aimed at commissioner Cathy Engelbert.
Following Phoenix’s 77-89 defeat to the Seattle Storm, Sabally questioned the gruelling schedule that players have to endure.
GettySatou Sabally has hit out at the busy WNBA schedule[/caption] GettySabally called out WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert[/caption]Sabally had been part of a Murcury team that have had to play nine games in 18 days between May 21 to June 7.
Speaking her her post-game press conference, the 27-year-old said: “I think this is a conversation that could also be important for the next CBA (Collective Bargaining Agreement).
“Cathy [Englebert] added a lot of games, and [for] us as players, recovery is so important.
“We put our bodies on the line every single time.
“We had nine games in 18 days. That’s not really responsible for a commissioner.”
She added: “I think other teams have had like three back to back [games]. So it’s just a lot of things that we could clean up in terms of scheduling.
“We persevered and we showed that we can do it, but it’s just something that, obviously over the course of a long season, it’s really hard to do.”
Players were handed an even busier schedule this season after the WNBA added an extra four fixtures to the regular-season schedule this year.
That takes each team’s total to 44 games – the maximum amount under the current CBA.
Sabally has avoided injury despite playing in all 10 of the Mercury’s games this season.
While other franchises have had to deal with knocks and blows caused by the busy schedule.
Indiana Fever have had to deal with the loss of star players Sophie Cunningham and Caitlin Clark to injury.
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