Days after the Lynx were eliminated, Collier opened her exit interview with a lengthy statement in which she excoriated WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert and brought the contentious labor battle between the league and the Women's National Basketball Players Association fully into the public.

WNBA MVP A'Ja Wilson spoke out on the league following Napheesa Collier's comments on the leadership in the league.

Caitlin Clark gave support to fellow WNBA star Napheesa Collier, who had referenced Clark when admonishing the league and commissioner Cathy Engelbert in fiery remarks earlier this week.

Rebecca Lobo was watching the Indiana Fever’s shootaround Tuesday preparing to call the team’s WNBA semifinal game for ESPN later that night when Fever coach Stephanie White approached, asking whether she had seen the comments from fellow UConn great Napheesa Collier during the Minnesota Lynx’s exit interviews that morning.