NEW YORK (AP) — After a month break for the Olympics the WNBA is back with a sprint to the playoffs. The league had its first-ever Commissioner’s Cup championship, which Seattle won in a rout of Connecticut. Commissioner Cathy Engelbert was excited for the inaugural Cup final and sees great things ahead for the new in-season tournament. "I was really pleased overall with how it went," she said in a phone interview. "I’m still capturing all the feedback on it." Engelbert had hoped that the tournament would give more significance to the first half of the season and would build rivalries and of course add more compensation to players. Seattle players each earned roughly $30,000 for the 79-57 victory, and Connecticut’s share was $10,000. "There were no major hiccups and I think now that players and media know what it is," the Commissioner said. "This was going to be our pilot year to see what it is. We went out there and took some risks in putting this on. We hope to do more local activations in the community during the 10 games people play leading up to the championship. We couldn’t do it this year because of COVID. Next… Read full this story
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