There is yet another question hanging in the air, ready to explode in this battle between the players and the league following Pheesa’s initial broadside directed at the commissioner, Engelbert danced around whether or not she said what Pheesa said she said during their conversation at the allstar game.
Nothing is more damning relative to Engelbert’s leadership than the allegations of her being dismissive and disrespectful to CC and the rest of the players relative to compensation and officiating. Subsequently, Engelbert came out to clearly deny Pheesa’s comments.
We are now advised that Pheesa has cancelled a scheduled meeting with Engelbert. Given her most recent comments, the inevitable question that Engelbert will have to answer will be, “Are you calling Napheesa Collier a liar?” There is no good answer to that question. Either Pheesa is lying or Engelbert is lying, and unfortunately for Engelbert, Pheesa has earned the benefit of the doubt from the media, players and fans.