The CBA expired Friday night without an extension, but both sides will continue negotiating under existing rules rather than triggering a strike or lockout.

The WNBA and WNPBA agree to a temporary moratorium halting free agency activity after failing to reach a new collective bargaining agreement. The WNBA and the Women's National Basketball Players Association agreed to a temporary moratorium on league business Monday.

On Friday night, 30 minutes before the deadline for a new collective bargaining agreement between the WNBA and its players union was set to pass, the WNBA Players Association released a statement blasting the league for its negotiating tactics and accusing it of trying to run out the clock.

IndyStar confirmed Monday evening that the WNBA and players' union agreed to a moratorium. Thus, league business including free agent qualifying offers will not happen at this time. See below for the original story: The collective bargaining agreement between the WNBA and the players’ union expired Friday night,

In mid-December, the WNBPA authorized its executive committee to call for a strike “when necessary,” making it easier for the union to trigger a stoppage. The union said 93 percent of players participated in the vote, and 98 percent voted “yes.”

The WNBA and its players’ union weren’t able to agree to a new collective bargaining agreement by the Friday night deadline, and now the league enters a “status-quo” period with no new extension reach

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