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Message: [QUOTE="azfan, post: 3223933, member: 7748"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://thinkprogress.org/cathy-engelbert-wnba-commissioner-domestic-violence-policy-8be584f318f1/[/URL] From this article: If the WNBA had a policy that allowed it to put players on a paid suspension while investigations into this matter were pending — similar to what the NFL and NBA do — then this wouldn’t be quite as big of a problem. The league wouldn’t have to put Howard front and center during its All-Star week celebrations. But, five years ago, when pro sports leagues across the country were revamping their domestic violence policies in the wake of the Ray Rice case, the WNBA wasn’t proactive. This is really an understatement. After every other professional league was roiled by domestic or intimate partner violence over the WNBA took no action to include current responses to this serious issue in either the CBA or within the league structures and rules and regulations. Really it's baffling how a league that's struggling to find a place could miss this significant issue. The article quoted above makes a very important point about the current impact and consequences of this failure to act. Significantly having Natasha Howard front-and-center during the all-star activities is problematic to say the least. Due process definitely requires that she and Riquna Williams operate under the presumption of innocence. However the credibility of the accusations, the public evidence, and the ongoing investigations are reminiscent of the Ray Rice fiasco. I'm not sure how this relates to this topic but I couldn't help but think of Candace Wiggin's public statement upon her withdrawl or retirement from the league. " Candice Wiggins called her experience playing in the WNBA "toxic," a major reason the former No. 3 draft pick says she abruptly retired at age 29 last year. In an [URL='http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/sd-sp-wigginsside-20170217-story.html']interview with The San Diego Union-Tribune[/URL] published Monday, Wiggins called the culture in the league "very, very harmful" Candice Wiggins: Was target of WNBA players throughout career [URL='http://es.pn/2l5jSBc']Wiggins: Bullied during career in 'toxic' WNBA[/URL] via @ESPN App [URL]http://espn.com/app[/URL] I remember reacting with skepticism upon reading Wiggins comments a player who I followed with interest in college and her professional career. Looking back from today's perspective with what we now see roiling the league I have a different perspective and certainly her comment about toxicity resonates. [/QUOTE]

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