WNBA stars Breanna Stewart, A'ja Wilson want more time off after Olympics amid new potential union contract

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WNBA teams resumed play just four days after the end of the Paris Olympics. For some players, this has been a difficult turnaround. 

Two-time WNBA MVP and New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart spoke out about the lack of time off for the players that represented the U.S. in Paris and brought home gold for the U.S. for the eighth consecutive Olympics. 

"I think that even in a non-Olympic year, you think about All-Star, it’s like, everybody needs some time after All-Star break, or it’s not a break. So trying to kind of push that into the CBA, I think would be really important," Stewart told The Associated Press on Tuesday. "Especially following the Olympics, because we’ve never had an Olympics in a 40-game season, except this season."

Fellow two-time WNBA MVP and Las Vegas Aces star A'ja Wilson, who won Olympics MVP in Paris, said the lack of time off after the Olympics could lead the players to bring the issue "to the table."

"I think if it is a chance for us to go to the table and say, ‘Hey, we should get more rest time,’ even if it’s... just a couple of days. It’s crazy to see players play fresh off of a plane in a sense. So yeah, I don’t mind asking for that," Wilson told The Associated Press. 

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Breanna Stewart and A'ja Wilson of the USA Women's National Team celebrates during the Women's Gold Medal Game on August 11, 2024 at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris, France.  (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)

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