While it makes sense that the WNBA Commissioner would be such a monumental game for her league, Engelbert attracted attention for a strange reason on Sunday. Fans on social media

The WNBA commissioner drew backlash for not showing impartiality in the decisive WNBA Finals game between the New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx.

NEW YORK — The WNBA Finals will expand to a best-of-seven series in 2025, WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced ahead of Game 1 on Thursday. “This will give fans a championship format that they are accustomed to seeing in other sports,” Engelbert said.

Game 5 of the WNBA Finals on Sunday sparked many interesting points of discussion and controversy. While most of these points had to do with what occurred on the court, another was what WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert was wearing.

With the decision of the Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) to opt out of the league’s current collective bargaining agreement (CBA), which may have been first hinted at by Brenna Stewart,