WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert says online vitriol at players is ‘unacceptable’

NEW YORK — WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert said the online vitriol players face is “unacceptable” as she spoke at an event on Thursday evening. As a panelist at the CNBC/Boardroom Game Plan event alongside three-time WNBA champion Diana Taurasi and Kristyn Cook, executive vice president and chief agency of sales and marketing at State Farm, Engelbert was asked how the league can grow the game while limiting toxicity. She said the conversations around the WNBA are like a “microcosm in a broader