Current Events > WNBA under fire for flight policy after players ruled out due to COVID

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https://sports.yahoo.com/breanna-stewart-criticizes-wnb-as-commercial-flight-policy-after-she-epiphanny-prince-land-in-covid-protocols-012224733.html

The Seattle Storm placed two players in the WNBA's COVID-19 health and safety protocols on Wednesday, prompting renewed criticism of the league's policy mandating commercial flights from one of the league's most prominent players. The Storm announced that three-time All-Star and 2018 league MVP Breanna Stewart and backup guard Epiphanny Prince would miss Wednesday's game against the Phoenix Mercury in protocols. It wasn't immediately clear if Stewart and Prince tested positive or were considered close contacts. It's also not clear how long they'll be sidelined. Stewart and Prince are the second and third WNBA players to enter COVID-19 protocols since the start of the season on Friday. Washington Mystics guard Natasha Cloud landed in protocols on Tuesday. It's also not clear whether or not she tested positive for COVID-19.

Cloud criticized the league's travel policy mandating commercial flights after she landed in protocols, insinuating that she was exposed to the coronavirus while traveling. Stewart likewise criticized the use of commercial flights on Wednesday shortly after the Storm announced her placement in protocols. The use of charter flights is banned in the WNBA as part of the league's collective bargaining agreement. Since not all franchises have the budget to charter flights, doing so is considered a competitive advantage.

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https://twitter.com/breannastewart/status/1524556934577156097

If the players in the WNBA want better accommodations, get better and play more exciting ball. Draw more fans, get more money. When I fly for business it is coach. If you want chartered flights youve got to be producing exceptional value.

Those women should focus on getting more viewers before the complain about what planes they can take. They cant even get a pay raise but want to start getting charter flights.