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WNBA’s Landmark CBA: A Marathon of Negotiations Featuring “Hidden Figures” and a Rubik’s Cube

Over eight intensive days in March, two dozen lawyers, staffers, and players convened, utilizing unusual tools like a Rubik's Cube and drawing inspiration from "Hidden Figures" to finalize the WNBA's new Collective Bargaining Agreement.

·May 7, 2026·via ESPN
WNBA’s Landmark CBA: A Marathon of Negotiations Featuring “Hidden Figures” and a Rubik’s Cube

- Alexa Philippou Close Alexa Philippou Women's Basketball Reporter Covers women's college basketball and the WNBA

- Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant

- Stanford graduate and Baltimore native with further experience at the Dallas Morning News, Seattle Times and Cincinnati Enquirer Follow on X

_Originally reported by [ESPN](https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/48688618/wnba-cba-2026-collective-bargaining-agreement-negotiations-meetings-how-deal-got-done)._

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