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maya (she/her) / independent women's basketball writer I subscribe to my newsletter/blog WNBA ROUGH NOTES https://wnbaroughnotes.substack.com/ I i love queer community, adventures & audio I between oakland & chicago I reach me: [email protected] <3

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maya goldberg-safir @roughnotes.bsky.social · 20d

i wrote about navigating the splendor & contradictions of queer fandom in ballhalla for @coyotemedia.org, check out this piece! proud to be part of their launch this week.

and if you're into political/cultural/queer writing about the wnba, dive into rough notes: wnbaroughnotes.substack.com

Watch Parties, Dildos, and Equal Pay: How Queer Valkyries Fans Claim Space in the WNBA

The vibes around Ballhalla are immaculate — yet the league is still mired in misogyny and inequality. What’s a fan to do?

www.coyotemedia.org

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maya goldberg-safir @roughnotes.bsky.social · 4d

ok and andraya in this tie?

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maya goldberg-safir @roughnotes.bsky.social · 4d

what if we actually got adam silver in the room tho

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maya goldberg-safir @roughnotes.bsky.social · 4d

i feel like we just confronted our rich uncle about being toxic to the family and now we're all sitting down for christmas dinner

maya goldberg-safir @roughnotes.bsky.social · 4d

press conference by cathy (adam) was a strong platform for... journalists asking rly good questions <3

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maya goldberg-safir @roughnotes.bsky.social · 4d

@anniecostabile.bsky.social pls ask "so are you calling phee a liar?" <3

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Valerie @beezygrey.bsky.social · 4d

"they (the players) deserve all the credit" but less than 10% of the revenue

-Cathy Englebert

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maya goldberg-safir @roughnotes.bsky.social · 4d

cathy's kids are devastated that every word phee repeated cathy saying are true?

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don acaballero @postmodernism.bsky.social · 4d

that’s the first thing they take out of you when you start at deloitte

maya goldberg-safir @roughnotes.bsky.social · 4d

ok cathy says she cares most deeply about the league and the players but we've never seen her show a single emotion ever

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maya goldberg-safir @roughnotes.bsky.social · 4d

"we will form a task force to have a council to discuss with a committee to meet the stakeholders to work tirelessly to exchange proposals to weigh the options to really make some change" - cathy engelbert

maya goldberg-safir @roughnotes.bsky.social · 4d

ok cathy says she cares most deeply about the league and the players but we've never seen her show a single emotion ever

maya goldberg-safir @roughnotes.bsky.social · 4d

kinda wild

maya goldberg-safir @roughnotes.bsky.social · 4d

ok just a q whats the most emotional we've ever seen cathy before? #wnba

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maya goldberg-safir @roughnotes.bsky.social · 4d

cathy speaks in one minute i am SAT

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Chelsea Leite @chelsealeite.bsky.social · 6d

Kelsey Mitchell confirms she developed Rhabdomylosis.

The level of over-exertion/dehydration you need to get to in order to develop this is extreme. Getting to that point while under the supervision of a professional sports team staff is pretty blatant malpractice on the team’s part.

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maya goldberg-safir @roughnotes.bsky.social · 6d

napheesa collier did her world-changing exit interview, now its YOUR TURN <3

Rough Notes: Your WNBA Exit Interview

It's time to put it all (or as much as you want) out there.

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maya goldberg-safir @roughnotes.bsky.social · 7d

not our courtney as cathy lmao

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Jai 💛✨ @theejaister.bsky.social · 7d

I had to! 😂 We not gone let Cathy play with us!

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maya goldberg-safir @roughnotes.bsky.social · 7d

i wonder what mila's gonna remember from all this

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maya goldberg-safir @roughnotes.bsky.social · 7d

thats the worst

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Eric Apricot @ericapricot.bsky.social · 7d

very disheartening for Cathy to hear her comments reported accurately

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maya goldberg-safir @roughnotes.bsky.social · 7d

finally the wnba is as chaotic as me

maya goldberg-safir @roughnotes.bsky.social · 7d

THIS DAY

Maggie Hendricks @maggiehendricks.bsky.social · 7d

To recap today in the W:
- league signs a media rights deal with USA Network
- Phee rips Cathy and shares what the commish has said to her
- Cathy responds
- Wings fire Chris Koclanes

And we still have a decisive semifinal starting in a few hours?

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No Cap Space WBB @nocapspacewbb.com · 7d

Napheesa Collier likely just changed the trajectory of the WNBA with a nuclear prepared statement towards WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert.

From the refs and player safety to Caitlin Clark, we broke down what Phee's statement revealed. youtu.be/J-pG1a-UrLA

Napheesa Collier EXPOSES Cathy Engelbert's comments on Caitlin Clark and Refs in NUCLEAR statement

YouTube video by No Cap Space WBB

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maya goldberg-safir @roughnotes.bsky.social · 7d

THIS HAS ALWAYS stuck with me

maya goldberg-safir @roughnotes.bsky.social · 7d

aka she 100% said all of it

Meghan L. Hall @itsmeghanlhall.bsky.social · 7d

Cathy Engelbert has released a statement regarding Napheesa Collier’s comments earlier today.

Engelbert: “I am disheartened by how Napheesa characterized our conversations and league leadership, but even when our perspectives differ, my commitment to the players and to this work will not waver."

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