Some of the Los Angeles Sparks spent the night in an airport due to travel problems. The time is 3:20.
Nneka said via social media Monday evening that transformational growth is being impeded by continued travel issues and what she sees as tired arguments against possible remedies.
After their win over the Washington Mystics, the Sparks had trouble getting to Dulles Airport. The flight was canceled and re booked for Monday.
"This is the first time in my 11 seasons that I've ever had to sleep in the airport," she said in the video. Half of the people are at a hotel and the other half are at an airport. There were not enough rooms after our flight was delayed and then canceled. We are here until 9 a.m.
The Los Angeles Sparks will host the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday night as the final week of the regular season draws to a close.
According to multiple sources, every player on the team was offered a hotel room, but not all of them at the same hotel. Some players decided to stay at the airport because they needed to be back at the airport with less than an hour to spare. Lexie Brown confirmed that on her social media account.
According to a CNN report, more than 900 flights were canceled nationwide on Sunday and more than 700 were canceled on Saturday due to issues including staff shortages and weather.
As the president of the executive committee of the players' union, she drew more attention to her post because of the travel situation in the league.
The league does not have charter flights due to the high cost. She made the announcement in a news conference before the All-Star game. If teams cross multiple time zones with limited time between games, the NBA can charter earlier in the playoffs.
The WNBA's most recent collective bargaining agreement, signed in January 2020, does not include charters, and league rules prevent any of the 12 teams from individually opting to charter as that could create a competitive disadvantage among them. The New York Liberty were fined $500,000 for using charter buses. There was a report that Liberty owner Joseph Tsai had offered the league a plan to get all of the league's teams covered for their charter flights.
She pointed out in a social media statement that much has changed since the COVID-19 Pandemic, and that must be taken into account.
The required form of commercial travel is a significant burden on our players and their bodies. There is a serious health and safety concern that needs to be fixed.
Competitive advantage is a tired argument that has been around for a long time. It's a phrase that prevents growth. The ability and eagerness of new and emerging ownership groups to invest in the league's growth has been demonstrated.
The league's slow reaction to the Lynx's travel issues got the coach frustrated. When asked about it, Thibault said he didn't feel bad for the Lynx because it happened to every team. He apologized for his comments.
With the support of the union, she wrote on social media on Monday that she hopes the issues with the team will lead to more travel improvements.
"We reiterate our invitation to the league and team ownership to work together to identify a manageable solution to this problem whose origins are complex, but remedy simple," she wrote in the letter. It's time to allow teams to invest in charter flights between games, beginning with the entire 2022.
In the spirit of collaboration, we call upon both private and commercial airline companies to recognize this bold opportunity to lead: American, Delta, JetBlue, Southwest, United, NetJets, Wheels Up, JetSuiteX, among others.
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