The WNBA's first-ever commissioner is retiring after seven years! 🏀⁣ ⁣ Cathy Engelbert will retire as WNBA commissioner at the end of the 2026 season following seven years at the helm. 👀⁣ ⁣ NBA Commissioner Adam Silver hired Engelbert to be the WNBA's first commissioner in 2019. She oversaw two major labor negotiations, had three new teams enter the league with three more are set to join by the end of the decade. 📈⁣ ⁣ "Over the years, it has been amazing to watch WNBA players thrive and lead the massive cultural surge around women's sports," Engelbert said in a statement. "I retire knowing we have built something bigger, stronger and more enduring than we could have imagined." 👏⁣ ⁣ #womenssports #basketball #thisgistin #wnba