WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert speaks anterior to Game 1 of a WNBA hoops last playoff bid betwixt the Las Vegas Aces and the Phoenix Mercury, Oct. 3, 2025, successful Las Vegas. Photo by: John Locher / AP, file
Associated Press
Saturday, July 25, 2026 | 6:52 p.m.
The WNBA’s probe into whether a Las Vegas Aces sponsorship deal violated the wage headdress was inconclusive, Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced astatine her authorities of the league property league Saturday earlier the All-Star Game.
“No subject volition beryllium recommended oregon imposed. Of course, if caller oregon further grounds comes to light, we’ll proceed to investigate. But, you know, the integrity of our crippled is fig one,” the commissioner said.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority offered successful May 2024 a $100,000 sponsorship statement to Aces players for each of the pursuing 2 seasons. That magnitude exceeded the salaries for six of the players, according to Spotrac.
No specified statement was offered for this season, but subordinate salaries besides dramatically roseate aft the new collective-bargaining agreement was completed successful May. Each Aces subordinate earns astatine slightest $270,000, according to Spotrac. The archetypal connection prompted the league to motorboat a probe into whether it skirted salary-cap rules.
“We did this the close way,” LVCVA president and CEO Steve Hill said astatine the time. “We did thing that we deliberation works for Las Vegas and I deliberation large for the players. We did this without the team. It was our thought and immoderate questions they inquire they’ll find that out.”
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