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The WNBA LOSES 12 million a year. So if they get the same revenue sharing as NBA players, each of the 144 WNBA players owe the league $88,000. Their product is so bad they SHOULD have to pay to play.
Just curious…. Do you understand basic economics? It takes increased revenue to increase pay. Exactly where is that extra $500m per team coming from?
We all get the Business dynamics, however why not at the very least acknowledge the athletic ability, work ethic and love of the game these women have for basketball. Where are the sponsors these ladies are talented and should be all over
This surprises anyone? The ERA is still not in our constitution to protect the equality of women! EqualMeansEqual
Get rid of pro basketball completely. Problem solved.
Doesn't NBA have to subsidize WNBA?
Remember the men have a big fan base of women that want brown kids and thousands of dollars from them real bad. The women’s league doesn’t have the same fans.
What is the revenue comparison?
Wait, there is woman’s professional basketball?
And they wouldn't get paid anywhere near that much money of the NBA didn't subsidize them. The WNBA LOSES MONEY every year. They only survive because of the NBA. Stop it with this stupid comparison.
The WNBA doesn't have anywhere close to the audience/revenue stream as the NBA, which is why the pay is lower. If you're trying to somehow use this to explain away why Brittney Griner was possibly selling drugs illegally in Russia and is now going to jail for awhile, you're dumb.
This was a tired strawman argument when you first pushed it a month ago. You don’t see teachers running off to Moscow in the summer for extra cash. This is fallacious argumentation and poor journalism. 🙄
They bring in no money? Of course they should be paid less
No one watches the wnba, if more did they’d get paid more
Nobody cares
The WNBA is not a profitable business.
The average NBA team is worth 2.6 billion dollars. The entire WNBA is worth 1 billion dollars. The entire NBA is worth about 74 billion. If women want better pay more women should support them buy watching. Buy more merchandise and get the add money.
The woman in your photo is imprisoned in Russia
Female dancers make more than male dancers
So if I could have an off season from my job then get to travel to Europe AND get to make a boatload more money.....id be one happy s.o.b. 😊
Nobody wants to go to their games or watch them on TV!!! That’s the main reason why they don’t make as much money!!!
Its not pay inequity and y’all know it. Just playing pro ball does not guarantee you millions. Salaries are driven by revenu As it is the NBA subsidize WNBA. How do you expect WNBA to pay millions without the revenue? How hard is it to understand? Stop peddling false narratives
Unpopular opion but how about the men make the same amount as the women? There is no reason why someone should be making that ungodly amount of money.
OK, overseas is nice😌
While I do believe the WNBA should be paid more, they also play less than half the games of the NBA.
WNBA plays for smaller crowds, their compensation reflects this difference. Should we mandate lower ratings for NBA, or mandate higher ratings for WNBA?
Got to have the demand that makes sense first to pay millions, no matter the gender.
I have never understood why people who have nothing to offer to society but playing a sport can make so much money. Teachers do more for people and they have to struggle with extra jobs.
No one is pushed. Making more money is a choice.
So organization A generates roughly $8 billion in revenue annually and organization B losses $10 million (2018). And there is a question why org A employees make significantly more than org B?
Really? How many seats do they sell? How many kids are buying their shoes, Jerseys and BB equipment. How about, NONE? That’s the problem with you communist. There’s a thing called meritocracy it’s practiced everywhere in the world where sports are played!
Good! This is exactly how things SHOULD work! If you're being underpaid in a job, you SHOULD go work for another employer willing to pay you more for your skills. W.T.F. people?
What is the revenue inequity?
We’re using her name (all of a sudden) to talk about salary?! How about bring her home! 😡
When the WNBA garners the same viewership and sponsorship levels that the NBA does, then they will paid equally.
By all means please take all women's basketball overseas.
Don't blame the league. Blame audiences. There are 65 times more people that watch the NBA than WNBA.
Women gotta step it up and start watching each other play sports
Capitalism at work.
The solution to this issue is simple: End segregation in sports!
Regardless of why an American travels overseas, the burden is on the traveler to know the laws, restrictions, and prohibitions in the country of choice…especially to countries who might have “strained” relations with the US. Legal systems vary widely…not always to the good.
Okay good. Go Brady Go….
Lower the rim so they can dunk.
Dang. For three months work. Are we supposed to feel bad?
How much do networks/marketing firms charge companies for ads during the games? Is there equal viewership?
continues to disappoint.
That’s still a whole lot more money than I ever made in a year. If they don’t like it go find a real job
Wow, only $228,000! How do they survive?
Please. The WNBA is not a viable entity without subsidization from the NBA. Nobody cares, it’s boring.
I know where you going with this
400000x more people watch NBA vs WNBA. You know the difference npr. Grow up.
Who gives a fuck about dribbling a ball by any person gender
Its not a gender pay gap. Its an entertainment pay gap.
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