ESPN’s Kendra Andrews posts video from Valkyries’ celebration despite league policy against locker room access

One of the key efforts by WNBA media to build a better news ecosystem around the league as it explodes in growth has been to push for improved access to players and teams. In 2023, the league and players’ union closed off locker rooms to reporters , reimplementing pandemic-era rules. Most leagues have mandatory windows before and after games during which reporters are allowed into the locker room. The WNBA is the only major American league to have such restrictions, and the NFL was roundly panned when it tried a similar experiment in 2024.