Unmatched co-founder and female national basketball players Association Vice President Nefeesa colir On Saturday afternoon, he was taken on social media to defend his role in both leagues after an allegation. Breena stewart The conflict of interest went viral.
“So let me be straight …. When everyone else was enjoying fireworks, you were wondering how I and all the people are conspiring to do a lockout, resulting in less money for WNBA players?”? “” Collier’s Post on X Reading.
The Post replied that Kolier and Stewart, who are also co-founders of unmatched and are the president of WNBPA, could not interact in the upcoming CBA in “Good Fath” because they get due to financial benefits if WNBA had to enter the lockout.
So let me get this straight….
While everyone else was enjoying fireworks, you were thinking that I and all the people are conspiring to force a lockout, resulting in WNBA players will have less money for the WNBA players ?? https://t.co/joif5triib
– Nephea Kolier (@Pheesesespieces) July 5, 2025
Back in March, Colier’s CBS Sports “needs to talk now” that “no” wants a lockout, but the players “have been designed for any possibility. ,
Recently, many players including Stewart have said that there has been no talk of how they wanted.
“Completely disappointed,” Stewart told reporters after shootround on 3 July. “You are never ahead, you are not expecting to listen to ‘yes’ for the first time [proposal]But you are expecting to talk. He ignored everything we said. ,
Both Kolier and Stewart told ESPN that their work for unmatched and WNBPA does not create a conflict of interest, but helps to highlight areas that need improvement.
,[It’s not a conflict] Nevertheless, “Stewart told ESPN.” I think it’s a bit different. The things we can take unmatched are the TV deal and how huge and incredible it was, but the number behind it is also three games per week. People were constantly focusing on it … whether it is Phee or I or someone else, we understand that this is now standard. This is what we expect when we come back to W. ,
On unmatched, he gave athletes an average salary of $ 220,000, provided that a multi-year television deal with childcare and turner. The players also got equity in the league.
He was adamant that he did not give time for the launch of unmatched in January to match with CBA talks.
Coliere told ESPN in May, “The beauty of being in the Players Association is best for the players here. And the best for unmatched players … even indirectly, not only for those players who are playing for us, we are helping all the players.” “It’s a matter of the Players Association. So we really help. It’s not a juggling function, it is really complement.”
He continued: “I honestly don’t even understand that view [of a conflict]Because again, even though we only employ a certain amount of players, we affect all the players. I think this is more an advantage than the conflict of interest. I do not even know what the struggle will be. We are earning more money to all. ,
