Sparks star and WNBPA president Nneka Ogwumike issued a statement Monday calling for an immediate resolution to the WNBA’s ongoing issues with arranging travel for its players.
On Sunday night, Ogwumike and the Sparks joined a host of other teams who have endured traveling woes this season following their road victory over the Mystics. The seven-time All-Star tweeted a video chronicling the debacle which resulted in half of the team sleeping in the airport overnight after the club’s flight to Los Angeles was canceled at 1 a.m. following several delays.
At a time when the risk of traveling still remains high amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Ogwumike noted that commercial travel has remained a “significant burden on our players and their bodies” amid these unprecedented times.