WNBA players union chief fears $2.2bn media deal undervalues league

• Deal was negotiated as part of $76bn NBA pact
• Agreement could boost salaries of WNBA players

The executive director of the WNBA players' union is concerned the league is being undervalued with the $2.2bn over 11 years it will receive as part of the NBA's recently approved media rights deals.

We have wondered for months how the NBA would value the WNBA in its media rights deal," the executive director of the union, Terri Jackson, said in a statement. With a reportedly $75bn deal on the table, the league is in control of its own destiny. More precisely, the NBA controls the destiny of the WNBA."