WNBPA's Stewart: Letter not meant to undermine Jackson - ESPN

WNBPA vice president Breanna Stewart said Friday that the letter she and Kelsey Plum wrote to players' union executive director Terri Jackson earlier this week was intended to «get the entire [executive committee] back on track» to get the best collective bargaining agreement deal possible as negotiations with the league continue.

The three-page letter highlighted «serious concerns about how the PA is handling the current negotiations» for a new CBA, «including the lack of adequate player involvement in the process.»

Speaking with reporters Friday in Miami during a Team USA minicamp, Stewart said the letter, which was obtained by ESPN, was not meant to undermine Jackson or cause divide within the executive committee or players' association.

«Terri is our executive director. We know she is leading us in the best way possible,» said Stewart, the New York Liberty star. «While there might be some differences in opinions or questions that are being asked, it's all in good faith of knowing that we do what's right for all of the players.»

Stewart said she and Plum, the first vice president of the union, have spoken with Jackson directly since sending the letter and also have spoken with the rest of the executive committee, which includes Nneka Ogwumike, Napheesa Collier, Elizabeth Williams, Alysha Clark and Brianna Turner.

The union held a call with its players Tuesday night that Stewart described as «tougher.» It addressed the issues raised by Stewart and Plum, sources told ESPN, as well as the results of a players' association survey that asked, in part, if they would «accept the league's proposal of 50% of net revenue, which is less than 15% of gross revenue in an eight-year deal or ask the union to keep negotiating?»

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