WNBA players threaten strike

New York WNBA players are threatening to strike next season if a new deal isn’t worked out by the start of training camp.

Seattle Storm guard Sonja Henning, the president of the WNBA players association, said Tuesday that 100 players discussed the possibility of a work stoppage. The four-year collective bargaining agreement expires Sept. 15, during the offseason.

“We discussed the idea of getting comfortable with a strike,” Henning, also a lawyer, said in a conference call. “Of course we love the game, but understand it’s a business. We hope it won’t get to that.”

WNBA training camps open in April, and the season runs through August.

Players’ salaries make up less than 15 percent of the league’s revenue, compared to more than 55 percent of revenue for professional basketball, baseball, football and hockey, WNBPA director Pam Wheeler said.

A nine-player negotiating committee was formed to increase salaries and marketing rights for players. The WNBA rookie minimum salary is $30,000 for the three-month season and the veteran minimum is $40,000.

Lynx trade Lennox to Miami for Moore

Minneapolis The Minnesota Lynx traded veteran guard Betty Lennox to the Miami Sol for Minneapolis-native Tamara Moore on Tuesday.

Lennox, the WNBA rookie of the year in 2000, averaged 6.2 points and 3.2 rebounds in five games for the Lynx this season. She missed all but 11 games last season with a hip injury.

Lennox was suspended Monday for one game without pay and fined $500 by the league for leaving the bench during a game against Los Angeles on Saturday.