Patrick said the conversation was scheduled for Thursday, but he claimed the WNBA's public relations team instructed Engelbert to cancel."We waited almost two hours for her.This was scheduled." Patrick said.
"She was going to do a meeting in her hotel room, a conference call, and then she was going to join us...We're standing by, we're waiting to interview her."WNBA EXPANDS REGULAR SEASON TO 50 GAMES STARTING IN 2027, THE LONGEST SCHEDULE IN LEAGUE HISTORYPatrick added that he intended to ask questions about Caitlin Clark, and other topics including WNBA expansion."Then we got word...
that the commissioner said that the WNBA staff, the PR staff, said that she is not allowed to do this.They would prefer that she did not do this," Patrick said.Patrick criticized Engelbert's handling of the interview.WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert speaks before the WNBA basketball draft in New York on April 13, 2026.
(Pamela Smith/AP)"You're the commissioner, and you're listening to the PR department, which is fine.But did you check with PR before you said yes to us? We promoted it all day yesterday," he said."It was her opportunity to finally say, 'hey, you can ask me the tough questions.' I thought this was going to be a good thing for the WNBA because people still want answers here.
There’s so many people who have an opinion, agendas here, and this was a chance to sit down.And yes, would the questions be tough? Yes, yes.
And I’m sure that had something to do with it....So, it’s just disappointing."If you want to be treated as a serious league, this is what happens! These are tough questions, but this is a fair outlet for you — a fair platform.
I will treat you with respect."Patrick even claimed that Engelbert was golfing 50 yards away from him, while he was doing Friday's show, as his show's feed cut to footage of the commissioner driving a ball.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMPatrick previously claimed on his show that after Clark was punched in ...