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"What Safeguards Are in Place?” Ex-ESPN Host Questions Potential Conflict as Search Firm Takes Charge of Picking the WNBA’s Next Commissioner

The selection process for the upcoming WNBA commissioner has run into scrutiny regarding potential conflicts of interest within the hiring firm. The NBA selected Excel Search and Advisory to assist in finding a successor for Cathy Engelbert, but the agency's parent firm also represents prominent basketball athletes like Caitlin Clark and Napheesa Collier.

Former television host Linda Cohn publicly questioned the transparency of these operations, asking whether proper architectural firewalls exist between the executive recruiting division and the player representation side.

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