When Studbudz got Courtney Williams on livestream duties, they knew what they were doing. She was apparently ‘stressed’ before kicking off the All-Star festivities. Why? Because of a little big something called the Collective Bargaining Agreement. The first in-person meeting for that took place the day before the All-Star Weekend began. As most could predict, the WNBA, led by Commissioner Cathy Engelbert, and the players’ union didn’t come to a compromise on their respective stances. The WNBPA, in particular, issued a scathing response. Yet it did not dampen the mood of the weekend in Indiana.

Indianapolis is the place to be right now. On Thursday, it hosted the CBA talks, and now it’s on the first day of the WNBA All-Star Weekend. In between, there was the StudBudz party to kick off everything. The highlight was the amazing Courtney Williams making sure we got every glimpse of the party on a live stream.

One of the viral moments she captured was of the WNBA commissioner herself. Cathy Engelbert was having the time of her life at the party with her guests. But unusually, it was not her words that caught everyone’s eye. Instead, it was her moves on the dance floor that got everyone talking

In a clip going viral on the internet, Cathy Engelbert can be seen letting loose to Crime Mob’s “Knuck If You Buck” (no, not kidding, for real). That same song that calls out haters in, “I bet y’all I’ma throw them things, so haters best to think twice.” And yes, Engelbert needs some of the hate-calling energy right now.

CBA talks create a stressful All-Star atmosphere

Nneka Ogwumike downplayed the possibility of a lockout if the CBA doesn’t go through. She was counting on the All-Star presence to stress the players’ POV. These talks yesterday featured at least 40 players in attendance, including Caitlin Clark and Courtney Williams. The Lynx star, though, was glad to be done with it. “That CBA meeting stressed me out. I gotta get my energy back together. I gotta go to the room and get me a shot or something,” she said after the closed-door meeting.

While we don’t know what went down exactly in the meeting, it left several WNBA pros upset. The players union also responded in a statement saying, “The WNBA’s response to our proposals fails to address the priorities we’ve voiced from the day we opted out: a transformational CBA that delivers our rightful share of the business that we’ve built, improves working conditions and ensures the success we create lifts both today’s players and the generations that follow.”

They were able to shake it off and wind down at the Studbudz event. And not just the players. From the looks of it, Cathy Engelbert needed that respite as well. We’ll have to wait and see if dancing and mingling with her players will move the CBA talks further along before the season ends in September.