The major development came after a marathon bargaining session that lasted roughly 12 hours, which stretched late Tuesday into early Wednesday morning at the Langham Hotel in Manhattan.

Another marathon session between the WNBA and the players association ended early Thursday without a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement.

“I think what we’re feeling is movement,” WNBPA president Nneka Ogwumike said, via ESPN’s Alexa Philippou.