The WNBA commissioner drew backlash for not showing impartiality in the decisive WNBA Finals game between the New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx.

While it makes sense that the WNBA Commissioner would be such a monumental game for her league, Engelbert attracted attention for a strange reason on Sunday. Fans on social media

WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert announces the finals will be best-of-7 next year. 2-2-1-1-1 format. It’s now best-of-5. W also will go to 1-1-1 format for first-round games, so each team gets at least 1 @ home. Reg season will go to 44 games, from 40. pic.twitter.com/GRqUv26v3a

The WNBA Commissioner revealed the league will switch to a 7-game Finals format, increase the regular season schedule to 44 games, and much more.

With the decision of the Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) to opt out of the league’s current collective bargaining agreement (CBA), which may have been first hinted at by Brenna Stewart,

Game 5 of the WNBA Finals on Sunday sparked many interesting points of discussion and controversy. While most of these points had to do with what occurred on the court, another was what WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert was wearing.