Cathy Engelbert's tenure as WNBA commissioner
Subject in Basketball
Cathy Engelbert's tenure as WNBA commissioner has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Sophie CunninghamWNBA player praised by the hosts
Cunningham criticized the league leadership for declining interviews when the media finally wanted to cover the WNBA.
“I just don't understand that point of you're denying an interview, but people are wanting to talk to us finally”
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #692 - Sophie Cunningham (Oct 28, 2026) · Listen from 46:30
Cunningham said the outgoing commissioner did not communicate with players.
“Like, I don't know her. Like, I don't talk to, she doesn't talk to any of us. So how would we know?”
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #692 - Sophie Cunningham (Oct 28, 2026) · Listen from 44:02
Cunningham argued the WNBA needs a commissioner with a backbone who holds the standard, modeled on Adam Silver's relationship with NBA players.
“Like we need someone to come in here who has a backbone, um, who's going to stick to, you know, what they do and hold the standard”
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #692 - Sophie Cunningham (Oct 28, 2026) · Listen from 42:19
Podcasts
- This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von · 1 episode
Episodes
#692 - Sophie CunninghamThis Past Weekend w/ Theo Von · Oct 28, 2026 · 1 h 38 min
Theo Von talks with Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham about WNBA growth, media-driven drama, player pay, the commissioner, stalkers, her faith, and on-court rivalries.