“What we’re doing right now isn’t really getting us anywhere, so if that means that Adam and (NBA deputy commissioner) Mark (Tatum) need to come to the table? We’re more than happy to have that,” Stewart said during a news conference Wednesday ahead of the second season of Unrivaled, the 3×3 league she co-founded.

In support of the WNBA players on Wednesday, the New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO parked a truck outside the NBA Store with a Dear Santa billboard that said: “Please tell Cathy Engelbert & Adam Silver we want a WNBA season!

The largest sticking point in the negotiations is money. Specifically, salaries and revenue sharing. While Silver and WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert agree WNBA players deserve a significant increase following several years of skyrocketing growth, players say the league continues to expect them to take less than their worth.