'We intend to fund a full-time charter for this season,” WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert said in a meeting with sports editors. The initiative will commit $50 million over two years.
The WNBA plans to commit $50 million over the next two years to provide full-time charter flight service for its teams during the season, the league's commissioner announced Tuesday in a move that addresses years of player safety concerns.
The WNBA already had announced at its draft last month plans to once again pay for charter flights for the entire playoffs as well as for back-to-back games during the upcoming season that require air travel.How the WNBA pays: Scripps News talks with the Players Association Scripps News Staff 4:35 PM, Apr 17, 2024 The league's schedule features more back-to-back sets this season, with the WNBA taking a long break for the Olympics in late July and early August.
The WNBA is attracting more attention than ever thanks to rookies like Caitlin Clark, who helped the NCAA reach its best viewership in history for women’s basketball, with nearly 19 million fans watching the title game, along with Angel Reese, who went to the Met Gala on Monday night, and Cameron Brink.
WNBA teams also have been moving games against Clark and Indiana to bigger arenas because of increased demand.
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