Alysha Clark

Like, it was just so dope.

It was a good time.

No, so they, like, came running.

They're like, wait, what happened?

And we were like, oh, Sinners just won an Oscar.

And they were like, we thought maybe, like, you guys were cheering because a deal was being done.

And we were like, oh, we didn't think of how that might come off.

I even jotted, I was like, there wasn't an in-person, no in-person convos for the group have happened since last week.

And it was like, us being there was the whole point.

So we could sit in front of you and negotiate and talk about these things, but you're not even allowing us to do that.

And I'm like, why do we keep allowing them to like,

blow through what we're asking.

Like, we've asked for a response, and they keep being like, okay, maybe a little bit later, in a little bit, in a little bit.

And I'm like, at what point are we going to put our foot down?

Every meeting that we had as player leadership, executive committee, over the course of these last 18 months, it was save your money.

Tell your teammates to save their money.

Be sure you're saving your money.

Be sure you're saving your money.

I think the morale was like an effort type of feeling, to be honest.

you're either about to come to this table and negotiate like you should have been, or we're walking.