Why The WNBA Isn't Profitable Despite Record-Breaking Year

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  • @HeiMiBR
    @HeiMiBR Місяць тому +263

    It is not how business works. Pro sports are businesses, not human rights.

  • @David-jv3dw
    @David-jv3dw Місяць тому +408

    At no point were Women asked why they do not go to games. Perhaps start there?

    • @devanman7920
      @devanman7920 Місяць тому +21

      Exactly.

    • @JughJefner
      @JughJefner Місяць тому

      Because women don't watch sports while men do. The criticism is that why are men so sexist that they only want to watch male sports.

    • @cheesecake7159
      @cheesecake7159 Місяць тому +34

      You ask women to watch sport and support other women? 😂

    • @DavidKen878
      @DavidKen878 Місяць тому +20

      @@cheesecake7159Women do support other women. Why do you think they intentionally lie to each other all the time? While also thanking each other for doing it? 😂😂😂

    • @independentaquaman7424
      @independentaquaman7424 Місяць тому +2

      ​@@DavidKen878Talk is different than money.

  • @TomNook.
    @TomNook. Місяць тому +2690

    No one asks why male OF workers get paid less than women OF workers

    • @lemonhaze1506
      @lemonhaze1506 Місяць тому +189

      Asking the real question

    • @Galford8322
      @Galford8322 Місяць тому +73

      Order fulfillment? Osteoporosis financials?

    • @lizzy341
      @lizzy341 Місяць тому +18

      bad performance

    • @dotdotjuan
      @dotdotjuan Місяць тому +16

      Order fulfillment

    • @longbeach225
      @longbeach225 Місяць тому +11

      Good one.

  • @MacSmithVideo
    @MacSmithVideo Місяць тому +306

    Master class in ignoring the elephant in the room.

    • @Lancelot0311
      @Lancelot0311 Місяць тому

      The WNBA is extremely ghetto ?

    • @333angeleyes
      @333angeleyes Місяць тому +2

      Which is?

    • @rajanlad
      @rajanlad Місяць тому +13

      Women not watch those matches which boosts ad revenue leading to higher pays and partnerships

    • @PlanetCharnBaby
      @PlanetCharnBaby Місяць тому +5

      @@333angeleyes IYDKYDK 🤷‍♀

    • @Valora1234
      @Valora1234 27 днів тому +7

      @@333angeleyes segment totally ignored the title of the video. Not one mention of why the WNBA isn't profitable despite record breaking year. Pay attention.

  • @ronandanne1
    @ronandanne1 Місяць тому +284

    At no point does the video explain why it's saying the league is losing money

    • @njad3
      @njad3 Місяць тому +13

      You see this is a start. The wnba will need many record breaking years like this one to recuperate what they have lost.

    • @joet7136
      @joet7136 Місяць тому

      What a surprise. Liberal media gaslighting every step of the way.

    • @Matthew7.7
      @Matthew7.7 Місяць тому +21

      Thanks for saving me 19 minutes 4:19 I stopped here

    • @rod_da_poet
      @rod_da_poet Місяць тому +7

      Thanks for the heads up. I'm out.

    • @justinfernandez2658
      @justinfernandez2658 Місяць тому +3

      ​@@Matthew7.7 didn't they only save you 15min then since you were already 4min in

  • @Kyal-
    @Kyal- Місяць тому +128

    “She was found In possession of medical marijuana” medical marijuana does not exist in Russia💀

    • @RealSerie26
      @RealSerie26 Місяць тому +18

      Adding "medical" sounds better than marijuana I guess. Trafficking drugs is what they should have said.

    • @camdenmacleod16
      @camdenmacleod16 Місяць тому +5

      I'm pretty sure she just brought it from the US and was caught on the way out lol

    • @joegreen4501
      @joegreen4501 Місяць тому

      Pops😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @longkesh1971
      @longkesh1971 Місяць тому +7

      Nice way of saying she was bailed out of a foreign prison for drug possession.

    • @2smoulder
      @2smoulder 6 днів тому

      BG was lucky that the Biden/Harris Administration traded a very dangerous arms dealer and sadistic murderer for her. Why? Left wing politics of course!

  • @justmeanduallthetime
    @justmeanduallthetime Місяць тому +1685

    Majority of the people behind this video don’t even watch the WNBA 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @IMOBcarti74
      @IMOBcarti74 Місяць тому +135

      Exactly why it's not profitable, no one really watches

    • @RM360CR
      @RM360CR Місяць тому +23

      and she talks about raising money from investors which they want a return on that investmen talk about earning money so it becomes profitable and sustainable which it wont...

    • @MrNavin43
      @MrNavin43 Місяць тому +26

      Started watching games and highlights of CC this year.

    • @nickwinn
      @nickwinn Місяць тому +9

      Something something something virtue signaling...

    • @itsjustkosi7209
      @itsjustkosi7209 Місяць тому +8

      @@RM360CRwhy’re you always praying on their downfall?

  • @blinkwire01
    @blinkwire01 Місяць тому +119

    Honestly, it's depressing. After you see someone blow 3 layups in a row, you start to wonder why you're watching.

    • @lesliehill962
      @lesliehill962 Місяць тому +6

      Or Turn the ball OVER so much now that's Depressing

    • @The7thStep
      @The7thStep Місяць тому +1

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @MrGarysugarman
      @MrGarysugarman 28 днів тому +1

      That's how you get your rebound stats up -- miss, get your own rebound, again, then maybe make third 2 foot shot.

    • @jimboslice303
      @jimboslice303 18 днів тому +1

      The first season i watched WNBA games and I'm reminded in each game why I always thought WNBA was a joke

    • @christopherc8458
      @christopherc8458 13 днів тому +2

      Or after you see the 2 best players of the winning team in game 5 of the finals go a combined 5-34. I mean WTF??

  • @F0XRunner
    @F0XRunner Місяць тому +47

    Modern Media has forgotten how to do math. Zaccharie Risacher is making $12.6M because the Atlanta Hawks brought in$326M in revenue in 2023, and they aren't even in the top 15 highest earning teams. By comparison Caitlin Clark's Indiana Fever made $9M last year. The facts are there, if no one watches the games, then the players don't make any money.

  • @imJGott
    @imJGott Місяць тому +1541

    If women supported the WNBA like the men support the NBA, the league would much more finically stable.

    • @dissect123
      @dissect123 Місяць тому +264

      That would require women being held accountable. Since women and accountability do not mix, it is never going to happen.

    • @Dunya.travel
      @Dunya.travel Місяць тому +95

      As a woman I don’t even watch NBA, why would I be interested in WNBA??

    • @shivi9799
      @shivi9799 Місяць тому +211

      @@Dunya.travel congrats you just proved his point💀

    • @Dunya.travel
      @Dunya.travel Місяць тому +74

      @@shivi9799 thanks that’s what I was trying to do?? 😂

    • @Justinfred11
      @Justinfred11 Місяць тому +1

      The rising

  • @tdhoang
    @tdhoang Місяць тому +850

    The WNBA lost $50 million last year and was subsidized for $50 million by the NBA.

    • @FacePlant1324
      @FacePlant1324 Місяць тому +18

      I thought it was way more

    • @wstlndiesel
      @wstlndiesel Місяць тому +32

      They need to be OUT OF BUSINESS ‼️

    • @groob33
      @groob33 Місяць тому +53

      If they got paid what they're worth, they would be paying the league for the privilege of playing.

    • @kristenmichelle3467
      @kristenmichelle3467 Місяць тому +12

      I feel like you have no idea what you’re talking about.

    • @shonp3761
      @shonp3761 Місяць тому +14

      LMMFAO. Newsflash Einstein, they have always been co-owned and subsidized by the NBA. WTH is your point

  • @ak102986
    @ak102986 Місяць тому +829

    Because one year of popularity does not lead to a successful league. Let's wait and see if this popularity continues. Second, honestly, the WNBA is a minor league compared to the men. As someone who makes and lives on 51k, the idea that they cannot live on 200K is dumbfounding to me.

    • @isidoragavrilovic4945
      @isidoragavrilovic4945 Місяць тому +57

      fr like how you cant live on 200k+??

    • @chadallenchan
      @chadallenchan Місяць тому +102

      let's not forget that's only for 5 months of work, they can still work other jobs for the rest of the year

    • @isidoragavrilovic4945
      @isidoragavrilovic4945 Місяць тому +8

      @@chadallenchan yes they all have collage cuz they aren’t a legible to play in wnba till 22 so they must have off time jobs

    • @RoseEyed
      @RoseEyed Місяць тому +40

      To be fair how well you can live off that much depends on where you are and what other services are required. $200K in a small town or even city is plenty. $200K in a HUGE city like LA or New York where you have to live in more congested areas for work and are expected to subsidize costs of training and medicine? Not so much. Then learning your male counterparts make 10x that, even if it makes sense why, adds salt to the wound. (Not saying that's specifically what's happening here but as an example.)

    • @isidoragavrilovic4945
      @isidoragavrilovic4945 Місяць тому +49

      @@RoseEyed thats a good point but many people can live off that much money bc in america 200 k anywhere is good money

  • @da1prospek
    @da1prospek Місяць тому +48

    Good piece, but don't act like the WNBA hasn't done things that's counterintuitive for sustained growth by prioritizing identity politics and catering to various non-growth inducing agendas.

  • @shack2800
    @shack2800 Місяць тому +19

    I’m not going to sympathize for someone saying 200k isn’t enough

  • @tyeshiar1867
    @tyeshiar1867 Місяць тому +401

    The headline on this video changed. It was originally "Why Do WNBA Salaries Lag Despite League's Popularity?"

    • @MRkriegs
      @MRkriegs Місяць тому +22

      lol

    • @GrumpyCat-mw5xl
      @GrumpyCat-mw5xl Місяць тому +12

      And highlighting AR like she is anywhere on PAR. AR is is like the joker to Caitlins being the Batman.

    • @finisher3x
      @finisher3x Місяць тому +4

      They change the headline to draw in more clicks from the trolls

    • @joel2421
      @joel2421 Місяць тому +2

      @@GrumpyCat-mw5xlSeek help please. Your misogynoir is showing.

    • @GrumpyCat-mw5xl
      @GrumpyCat-mw5xl Місяць тому +2

      @@joel2421 haha well people do love the joker. Without the joker there is no Batman

  •  Місяць тому +557

    Why my UA-cam channel that no one watches doesn't make the same money as Mr Beast?

    • @b22chris
      @b22chris Місяць тому

      Mostly due to racism, sexisms and other things

    • @AG-yc7vt
      @AG-yc7vt Місяць тому +20

      Yup

    • @siriusman6169
      @siriusman6169 Місяць тому +12

      ​@@AG-yc7vt
      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @bruskydu
      @bruskydu Місяць тому +20

      Pretty much. Can't believe CNBC created a full length video about it.

    • @stillerpeter
      @stillerpeter Місяць тому +2

      A total mystery

  • @andremiller1566
    @andremiller1566 Місяць тому +192

    Women rather watch Basketball Wives than watch women play basketball. That's the revenue problem.

    • @skepticalsmurf
      @skepticalsmurf Місяць тому +14

      they can’t admit the obvious,men and women are different 🤔

    • @smoovejl
      @smoovejl Місяць тому

      @@skepticalsmurfsad facts

    • @henryfredette6735
      @henryfredette6735 Місяць тому

      Clueless...meaning you and your comment.

    • @LocalK5000
      @LocalK5000 Місяць тому +1

      That is true there is more versions of that and real housewives than WNBA cities

    • @shastica
      @shastica Місяць тому +1

      the Kardashians

  • @itsyezterday6350
    @itsyezterday6350 Місяць тому +182

    I hate when they say don't compare the two leagues then immediately compare the two leagues, if we compare both leagues at the same 27 year mark, remember the NBA did it on its own, the W is subsidized by men..

    • @vinyllpreviews9462
      @vinyllpreviews9462 Місяць тому +12

      The NBA has grown since cable tv and they can show every game on tv in local markets. This wasn't a thing for the NBA for a long time. People have had access to WNBA games since day one.

    • @finisher3x
      @finisher3x Місяць тому +3

      @@vinyllpreviews9462 - No they didn't. All WNBA games weren't shown on regional cable TV. They were mainly shown on their local independent TV channels. You were lucky to see one national regular season WNBA game per week, for a long time. Only the playoffs was shown on the national stage.

    • @l4nd3r
      @l4nd3r Місяць тому +4

      Space and economic possibilites aren't equal. It's the same if i want to try to create another Basketball league in the US, the cost will be much higher than if i had started it 80 years earlier.

    • @deuce-infinitum2001
      @deuce-infinitum2001 Місяць тому +4

      ​@@finisher3x it isn't like Tennis. It's less exciting and sometimes embarrassing to watch.

    • @MaoZedongWasRightAllAlong-i9f
      @MaoZedongWasRightAllAlong-i9f Місяць тому

      ...

  • @patrickwilson6757
    @patrickwilson6757 Місяць тому +23

    Stop comparing WNBA to NBA. There are not the same level of business.

    • @MrGarysugarman
      @MrGarysugarman 28 днів тому +3

      Or anywhere near the level of athletic prowess/entertainment.

  • @jeff9723
    @jeff9723 Місяць тому +20

    I like how a player making $212,000 for a 5 month season NEEDS to supplement her income by playing in another league in another country. If you can't live comfortably off $212g for 5 months of work, that's a you problem, not a league problem.

    • @KevinReeve
      @KevinReeve 7 днів тому +1

      I think it is a retirement $$$ issue.

  • @mchammer5592
    @mchammer5592 Місяць тому +411

    Because not enough women go to women’s sports

    • @steverl22
      @steverl22 Місяць тому +52

      They never want to point that out 🤧

    • @lemonhaze1506
      @lemonhaze1506 Місяць тому +66

      Because not enough women watch women's sports, they only watch drama and reality shows

    • @isidoragavrilovic4945
      @isidoragavrilovic4945 Місяць тому

      @@steverl22thats not truth 😂

    • @RichardKing-sx6xc
      @RichardKing-sx6xc Місяць тому +8

      Nailed it 😎👍

    • @TrevorWebb-ck2yv
      @TrevorWebb-ck2yv Місяць тому +1

      and men have more testosterone

  • @mic677
    @mic677 Місяць тому +190

    Immediately, Bill Burr's Red Rock special popped up in my mind.

    • @sarge-T.O.
      @sarge-T.O. Місяць тому +4

      Yep 😅

    • @atuldalvi2095
      @atuldalvi2095 Місяць тому +3

      I was searching for this comment 😂😂

    • @rodprops
      @rodprops Місяць тому

      Word 😂😂

    • @jok3r906
      @jok3r906 Місяць тому

      You're not wrong 😂

    • @keelychow4569
      @keelychow4569 Місяць тому

      When I think of the WNBA, this is what I think of. ua-cam.com/video/Wj64MOGagSM/v-deo.htmlsi=tG60n8fIb2RbD_in

  • @SweetPlain
    @SweetPlain Місяць тому +426

    Women's sports don't make money, period. Men's fashion industry doesn't make as much as women's. It is natural to have a pay gap.

    • @lDoubleDownl
      @lDoubleDownl Місяць тому

      Because most women don't watch sports, and if they do they watch men's sports.

    • @JerryThomas-fg9ms
      @JerryThomas-fg9ms Місяць тому +23

      in most cases, yes. some sports do though such as tennis, gymnastics, etc. it's usually going to be the individual sports.

    • @DerekLaugann
      @DerekLaugann Місяць тому +13

      UNTIL CAITLIN CLARK! The only American athlete today that sells out anything they put her name into. I guess you haven't heard how her jersey sales is more than the entire Dallas Cowboys team, her game on NBA TV beat all NBA games that played last year, WIlson balls sold out in minutes, and the list goes on and on...

    • @tbarnes1444
      @tbarnes1444 Місяць тому +25

      ​@@DerekLaugann😂

    • @coremaw
      @coremaw Місяць тому

      @@JerryThomas-fg9ms because women are hot in those category, do you find hot on wnba? the only time men watch women sports are if they are hot like volleyball and the sports you mention. if they look like gorilla, good luck with that.
      In numbers, not all women like WNBA. and men only watch if it has cool factor and hot women, if those are missing and considering most of women dont watch WNBA then its revenue plummet.

  • @trouserarmadillo8616
    @trouserarmadillo8616 Місяць тому +80

    The average salary in the US is around $63k. These women make 6 figures to play a children’s game.

    • @mazzb305
      @mazzb305 Місяць тому +12

      Imagine making 200k to play basketball for half the year and complaining 😂😂

    • @kevinira256
      @kevinira256 Місяць тому

      @@mazzb305they are only complaining because they are jealous of men making more than them. Feminists mindset

    • @ah244895
      @ah244895 Місяць тому +2

      not a good take calling it a childs game, it’s entertainment. But it needs TV revenues to make real money.

    • @pkj2148
      @pkj2148 Місяць тому +3

      @@mazzb305 It's because they want to live like the NBA players, not realising that such a lifestyle is above their means.

    • @MemphisTiger
      @MemphisTiger Місяць тому

      Most aren’t making 6 figures. The WNBA is also a money loser unlike the NBA. That’s all this video needed to say.

  • @ATVRiderPolaris
    @ATVRiderPolaris Місяць тому +12

    Yeah I thought this video was actually gonna be informative, it's propaganda

  • @joshuafootman1593
    @joshuafootman1593 Місяць тому +360

    Why do they frame this issues as an american right? Like these women deserve a league thats paying them Millions 😂😂 like stop it. Thats not how business works.

    • @MrNavin43
      @MrNavin43 Місяць тому +12

      It is a business. The video was mostly about the growing pains of the league. It is aspirational if anything. I don't why people get the ick off of a puff piece.

    • @dissect123
      @dissect123 Місяць тому +60

      @@MrNavin43 No it isn't a business. Businesses make money, the WNBA on the other hand can only exist because other businesses that actually make money fund it. It is a charity.

    • @omozeoyarebu4444
      @omozeoyarebu4444 Місяць тому

      @@dissect123 I'm not a Finance aficionado but i'm pretty sure the WNBA is a business. Now the argument is, is if it's a profitable business which currently it's not but that maybe changing in the future due to Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, A'ja Wilson and other promising stars current or future.
      Another example is Uber and the AI companies like OpenAI. I think Uber just reported it's first annual profit but in prior years were in the negative. OpenAI has been heavily subsidized by various party's in the trillions of dollars and yet hasn't even come close to breaking even

    • @MrNavin43
      @MrNavin43 Місяць тому

      @@dissect123 Some point in the future they will make money, the investors to the WNBA are betting on it. Demographics favor it, tv deals prove it. If there is demand for college basketball, there will be a demand for WNBA. One thing many people in these comment section don't understand is that there is a huge demand for sports team from the owner/equity side, forget the millionaires that are bing minted in the US everyday, there are nations states (saudi and qatar) and billionaires looking to buy sport teams, if the WNBA proves to be even 1/10 the league NBA is, then these teams will get swooped up. Not only will the WNBA thrive, they will expand in the coming years, there is just too much money sloshing around and not enough toys to be bought. Even just for brownie points someone could buy one of these teams for 500 million. MUH WAHMN CAN't BALL, it literally doesn't matter. People used to think women wouldn't like video games, they don't like gyms. Within the last 10 years the majority of the gyms are filled with women now. All WNBA needs is a genrational talent like CC and some marketing for this to take off. If you can make esports a thing, making WNBA viable is a piece of cake.

    • @cjspyker
      @cjspyker Місяць тому

      ​it's called a startup. Uber was a profitable for years@@dissect123

  • @topdog9007
    @topdog9007 Місяць тому +458

    Thank god comments are on. Let me get a drink

    • @isidoragavrilovic4945
      @isidoragavrilovic4945 Місяць тому +6

      @@topdog9007 gonna need few years

    • @MikeBNumba6
      @MikeBNumba6 Місяць тому +10

      I got the pop corn and butter

    • @raunchyavocato
      @raunchyavocato Місяць тому +1

      very brave of them to leave them open 🤣🤣

    • @wainber1
      @wainber1 Місяць тому

      For videos that I upload, I put on comments. Although on those videos I choose to hold such comments to determine which ones should be posted, only a handful of channels (mainly, among those that I have found, channels run by government-funded TV networks) just don’t allow comments at all while so many other UA-cam channels instead allow posting of comments. When I post a comment, I recognize the need to follow UA-cam’s Terms of Service, I have no problem following such terms as long as they are fairly enforced.

    • @pabl0sauced0
      @pabl0sauced0 Місяць тому +2

      It's genuinely pathetic how every single wnba related video has incels spewing the same "no one watches" bs despite the league getting millions of viewers and selling out arenas. Why do dudes want this league to fail so bad?😂

  • @kshitijghanghav
    @kshitijghanghav Місяць тому +71

    did she just say on paper we are equal ?

    • @Mrcruzan
      @Mrcruzan Місяць тому +3

      I know right, and she is not even one of the best players in the league.

    • @LIVdaBrand
      @LIVdaBrand Місяць тому +7

      We found the feminist smh

    • @Mr.Edwards233
      @Mr.Edwards233 Місяць тому +12

      HAAAAA right. When Lisa Leslie implored the top 20 highest paid players of the NBA to donate a portion of their salary to the players of the W, Draymond Green shut that silly idea down quick. Let's flip it, if the ladies of the W had the money that players of NBA had do you think that they would've donated any part of their salaries to the men or would they tell the men to be a man and figure it out?

    • @Mrcruzan
      @Mrcruzan Місяць тому +1

      @@Mr.Edwards233 Could not agree with you more. Preach

    • @Mr.Edwards233
      @Mr.Edwards233 Місяць тому +4

      @@Mrcruzan And that's the crazy part. There's a lot of those players in the W who believe that they all deserve 500K, 1M or more per season. I guess she believes that equal pay goes across the board, watch what that does to their locker rooms.

  • @Jason-ey9ln
    @Jason-ey9ln Місяць тому +5

    The WNBA only plays 40 games per season vs the men’s 82 games not including playoffs games plus the league has never turned a profit since it’s inception but the players keep complaining about their salary which is crazy. Women don’t support the WNBA.

  • @denisako6493
    @denisako6493 Місяць тому +15

    Kim Kardashian is billionaire model. What's her male counterpart earning?

  • @raichu5844
    @raichu5844 Місяць тому +284

    Why is it up to men to subsidize these horrible leagues? Where are the women?

    • @MalevolentBite
      @MalevolentBite Місяць тому +7

      Sup Raichu ⚡️

    • @JerryThomas-fg9ms
      @JerryThomas-fg9ms Місяць тому +56

      equality only when it serves them

    • @DerekLaugann
      @DerekLaugann Місяць тому +24

      The WOMEN that hated anything succesfull. The women that went after Caitlin for getting them attention and potentially Revenue. THOSE WOMEN!

    • @tupactargaryen
      @tupactargaryen Місяць тому

      Facts, most women don’t/havent support the WNBA. It’s been the men and the NBA carried this money losing league for the past 25 years.

    • @MrNavin43
      @MrNavin43 Місяць тому

      Stern had the foresight in setting up WNBA and growing the NBA to what it is today. If you weren't a toolbag you would see the business opportunity in having a professional female league. The NBA is way ahead of the NFL and Basball in this way. Also the men aren't subsidizing the league out of their kindness, these people will exit 15 years from now making a killing like Mark Cuban did earlier this year. MuH MEN, like these rich owners even care about you lmAO.

  • @kshippXXII
    @kshippXXII Місяць тому +255

    To not acknowledge that the sole reason for rapid growth this season being solely because of Caitlin Clark is wild.

    • @dreynolds4883
      @dreynolds4883 Місяць тому +37

      Let me guess. You still think that Christopher Columbus discovered America...

    • @sumomaster5585
      @sumomaster5585 Місяць тому +5

      why? is she so important? sorry not from us

    • @flamingoboot8874
      @flamingoboot8874 Місяць тому +34

      CC brought a lot of casual white fans to the league... in 2 years if she doesnt win a chip or an mvp that will fall off but if she can be the larry bird of the W they will maintain a little but... if reese can challenge her and the rivalery continues then the league will explode... CC cant do it alone, she needs a rival... and right now that rival is reese who is massively popular on the internet

    • @kayleneferrell4206
      @kayleneferrell4206 Місяць тому +3

      Let me guess you don’t know anything about basketball and haven’t kept track of the W

    • @wendellraulerson6547
      @wendellraulerson6547 Місяць тому +12

      If CC came in cocky as many young athletes do I could understand the W players hatin but if we’re talking about getting a bag I just don’t understand how more players haven’t been excited for positive eyes WHERE EVER THEY COME FROM. when Durant was asked about Wemby before he came in it sounded nothing of hate and everything of competition. We’re talking about business. Angel and CC’s rivalry is great. When Messi came to Miami everyone was elated. CC has up’d the W legends at EVERY stop. Yall trippin if you don’t want her to find her home in the W.

  • @SAapproves
    @SAapproves Місяць тому +137

    Women get paid more than men in fashion. You hear no men barking.

    • @nahor88
      @nahor88 Місяць тому

      Shhhh... you'll upset the snowflakes and feminazis.

    • @SirButtah
      @SirButtah Місяць тому +15

      The richest fashion designers are mostly men. 😂

    • @juliusperseus8612
      @juliusperseus8612 Місяць тому

      *Hypocrisy is Female.*

    • @juliusperseus8612
      @juliusperseus8612 Місяць тому

      @@SirButtah he's clearly talking about the models.
      only a disingenuous idiot wouldn't understand that.

    • @jonjurgens7412
      @jonjurgens7412 Місяць тому +3

      Did you even bother to Google this, let alone do any research before choosing to make this comment?

  • @mack1305
    @mack1305 Місяць тому +11

    They spent 20 minutes explaining the issue.
    Bill Burr did it in minutes. And it was funny too. 😂

  • @damowantswealth
    @damowantswealth Місяць тому +38

    Griner was imprisoned for possessing MARIJUANA which regardless of medicinal properties is illegal in Russia. 😂 love the spin

    • @soral94
      @soral94 Місяць тому

      I had to do a double take when they spun that. Couldn't even go a week without marinara

    • @p382742937423y4
      @p382742937423y4 22 дні тому +1

      An arms dealing super criminaliteit came out in return for brittany. So thanks

  • @AmongGangstas
    @AmongGangstas Місяць тому +356

    You can thank Caitlin Clark for the turnaround they’re having. Period.

    • @JerryThomas-fg9ms
      @JerryThomas-fg9ms Місяць тому +23

      still in the red

    • @Davethreshold
      @Davethreshold Місяць тому

      YES! And the buffalos keep knocking her on her A$$!

    • @MrNavin43
      @MrNavin43 Місяць тому +23

      CC is a real game changer. all the league needs to do is follow through.

    • @sbtopjosh4098
      @sbtopjosh4098 Місяць тому +1

      No pun intended

    • @AceFlexFitness0007
      @AceFlexFitness0007 Місяць тому +18

      They try there best to include Angel Reese in everything Caitlin Clark

  • @NOYIMEDIA
    @NOYIMEDIA Місяць тому +14

    10 million a year loss for 30 years, 50 million expected a year loss in 2024 but they are in "growth mode."

  • @Joe-Tdot
    @Joe-Tdot Місяць тому +175

    Very simple answer without watching the video people don't watch women sports even women themselves don't watch it .

    • @itsjustkosi7209
      @itsjustkosi7209 Місяць тому +5

      20k people attended a wnba game yesterday btw

    • @whatupgangsta
      @whatupgangsta Місяць тому +8

      ​@@itsjustkosi7209u know damn well this started this season, and only some teams get that. For the most part wnba games historically are very poorly attended. Usually they have to give tickets away

    • @itsjustkosi7209
      @itsjustkosi7209 Місяць тому +1

      @@whatupgangsta when did i say it didn’t start this season? don’t put words in my mouth. Setting historic numbers is growth so them saying nobody watches when the league has grown this much in 1 season is unfair

    • @itsjustkosi7209
      @itsjustkosi7209 Місяць тому +1

      @@whatupgangsta imagine how much growth it’ll get when paige, juju and flau jae start playing, this’ll start being the norm along with caitlin and angel bringing crowds

    • @itsjustkosi7209
      @itsjustkosi7209 Місяць тому +3

      @@whatupgangsta plus the whole video is about the league’s growth in incoming years. why are y’all so stuck in the past? yes the w has had poor seasons but it’s changing and quickly while people like you seem to almost root for its downfall

  • @steven_green
    @steven_green Місяць тому +18

    Well, that's one problem they playing at 11 am on a Wednesday 😂

    • @LabiBradleyC
      @LabiBradleyC Місяць тому

      Television rights probably brings in more money than ticket sales. Doesn't make sense to compete with other more popular leagues that have weekend slots.

    • @duckmercy11
      @duckmercy11 Місяць тому +2

      ​@@LabiBradleyC Who's watching a game on a weekday morning though? Very weird.

    • @LabiBradleyC
      @LabiBradleyC Місяць тому +2

      @duckmercy11 I saw 11am and automatically read it as 11pm. 11am really is crazy.

  • @ronbo11
    @ronbo11 Місяць тому +6

    It's interesting they didn't mention that record-breaking $2 million gate was for an New York v. Indiana game. I don't think NY has gotten as close to that figure with other teams. I know, they don't like calling out the Caitlin Carter Effect, but it is there! As has been reported, the Fever has 19 confirmed regular-season games with 1+ million viewers while only 3 other games not featuring CC's team reached that viewership mark. Some teams moved their Fever matches to larger venues to handle the crowds they attract. No other franchise/player is doing that. Astounding impact!

  • @Yesyou_
    @Yesyou_ Місяць тому +80

    The argument that angel reese is bringing in fans at the same rate as Caitlin Clark is ridiculous now that she’s injured and there has been no drop off should tell you everything

    • @ko2574
      @ko2574 Місяць тому +9

      Not to mention that Angel Reese hates on Caitlin Clark so much it turns her likability off

    • @isidoragavrilovic4945
      @isidoragavrilovic4945 Місяць тому +1

      @@Yesyou_ for real now people watch it with or widouth Reese

    • @jessiecoastaliving
      @jessiecoastaliving Місяць тому +9

      The attendance to Chicago Sky games have plummeted. Idk what you’re talking about

    • @MrNavin43
      @MrNavin43 Місяць тому +7

      It is marketing, it ain't that deep. There needs to be a story, CC needs a foil and reese is a good villain. Drama is king.

    • @enginerunsable
      @enginerunsable Місяць тому

      @Yesyou_ who ever made that argument? Are you just making fan fiction in your head? She is a major contributor no doubt

  • @manhattanislandexcursionto9565
    @manhattanislandexcursionto9565 Місяць тому +95

    The NBA was in trouble in the 80's till Bird and Magic entered the league and their college rivalry made their rivalry epic in the NBA, now you have Reese and Caitlin... they have to capitalize on their stardom... if they don't then they deserve to fail...

    • @Christo_Trismegistus
      @Christo_Trismegistus Місяць тому

      Except the WNBA seems to hate Caitlin Clark and are sabotaging themselves by not embracing. Leaving her off the Olympic team was a huge mistake

    • @vinyllpreviews9462
      @vinyllpreviews9462 Місяць тому +7

      Cable wasn't really a thing in 1981. Cable sports and being able to show local games in tv helped the NBA out.

    • @Yuki.Hinode
      @Yuki.Hinode Місяць тому +2

      Bro, that's what I've been saying. The Magic-Bird rivalry brought alot of new fans to the league. Same setup. Bird chasing Magic because Magic kept winning until Bird finally won. All these chicks, well chick, has to do is just play her part. But.......she can't because that would take humility.

    • @hitek9too255
      @hitek9too255 Місяць тому +5

      Don't even compare Reese to Magic-Bird. Reese was a 7th round pick and is nowhere close to Clark.

    • @manhattanislandexcursionto9565
      @manhattanislandexcursionto9565 Місяць тому +5

      @@hitek9too255 its two different games, but they are both equally as good... Reese already won a championship over Clark, Just Like Magic had one over Bird before they got to the NBA...

  • @lusciouslucius
    @lusciouslucius Місяць тому +91

    Why? Its not fun to watch.

    • @SIMPLYJFF
      @SIMPLYJFF Місяць тому +7

      😂😂😂

    • @isidoragavrilovic4945
      @isidoragavrilovic4945 Місяць тому +4

      @@lusciouslucius it is 🤷‍♀️

    • @dbzfan4evermj233
      @dbzfan4evermj233 Місяць тому +7

      Caitlin is the only one that’s it 💀

    • @jessiecoastaliving
      @jessiecoastaliving Місяць тому +5

      I have league pass and beg to differ. I’ve also went to a game in person

    • @onetwo12onetwo526
      @onetwo12onetwo526 Місяць тому

      Even some of the most beautiful women in the league still look manly and men don't want to see manly looking women and neither do women🎉

  • @JayAli-u3x
    @JayAli-u3x Місяць тому +1

    The fact they barely mention cc being the driving force of interest in the league is palpable

  • @AJHyland63
    @AJHyland63 14 днів тому +1

    The problem lies with the racism shown by the black players against CC this year. That turned off fans that saw what was happening and this showed in the massive drop in both audience and viewer attendance after the Fever left the play offs. The WNBA mismanaged the opportunity that CC brought them badly.The racism was not from the fans, it was from a particular group of players and the commission refused to stop it for fear of backlash from those players.

  • @chrischan6211
    @chrischan6211 Місяць тому +8

    Look at all those empty seats in that Sun vs Liberty game.🤦 Reality is a lot of new fans are watching for Caitlin and that's it. They still don't care about the WNBA as a whole. If we take away Clark from the equation, the buzz for the WNBA will disappear in an instant. So if Indiana doesn't make it to the finals this year (I doubt they will), the WNBA finals will see a steep decline in attendance.

  • @paullentz1972
    @paullentz1972 Місяць тому +19

    I've tried watching a full WNBA game this year. However after watching a plethora of missed layups, sloppy turnovers, slow paced game (and no dunking)....I end up turning the channel to baseball or football. Sure, Caitlin Clark makes great passes (that often result in missed layups or turnovers because the player she passed it to couldnt handle the pass) and shoots deep, stepback threes that are entertaining to watch. However, if no one else in The WNBA does things like that....why even watch it? I have yet to watch a non-CC game this year.
    If I'm going to invest 2 hours each game (over a full season) watching WNBA games...I have to be entertained! Missed layups, sloppy turnovers, slow paced basketball....is BORING. The level of talent is going to have to increase. I'm talking about talent that is ENTERTAINING TO WATCH!

    • @mohawkin
      @mohawkin Місяць тому

      💯 agree.

    • @SlugSage
      @SlugSage Місяць тому +2

      Its like watching a middle school game

    • @paullentz1972
      @paullentz1972 Місяць тому +3

      @@SlugSage I'd be more entertained watching YMCA pickup games..than watching a non-Caitlan Clark WNBA game.

    • @etobillions
      @etobillions Місяць тому +1

      like watching a movie in 0.5x in real time.

  • @chad9971
    @chad9971 Місяць тому +9

    I’m glad this reporting STARTED by taking a step back and addresses the real reason WNBA players don’t make as much money as NBA players (investment, viewership, history, etc) and not just pandering about women always being paid unequally lol. if the WNBA keep this up, they’ll begin to close the gap. But they have DECADES of smart business and great basketball to go.

    • @Tom-kp2lv
      @Tom-kp2lv Місяць тому +2

      Yep..... NHL players don't make as much as NFL players - comparisons between different leagues seem to always fail to emphasize the obvious - that they are different products. They generate different levels of revenue.
      When the W brings in as much revenue as the NBA then the salaries will be comparable.

  • @jacobvidales123
    @jacobvidales123 Місяць тому +10

    Don’t forget the thing with Brittany grinder and her medical weed she failed to make sure that it was legal for her to bring it. That’s why she was in prison her own negligence to do research on that country caused that.

    • @skepticalsmurf
      @skepticalsmurf Місяць тому +2

      thank you,giving her a pass on sheer stupidity is dumbfounded(pun intended)🤔

    • @p382742937423y4
      @p382742937423y4 22 дні тому

      And to get her out, one of the most disgusting arms dealers was released. Thanks brittney

  • @2ez4rtzGOD
    @2ez4rtzGOD Місяць тому +5

    it’s not a hard question to answer: far fewer people care. it’s a mostly very bad, boring product.

  • @djkim1019
    @djkim1019 Місяць тому +8

    They are going in the right direction. It's continued progress that will help them get there. Nobody can win if the players compare with already well-established NBA, but if they are patient and persistent, hopefully the players and staff get compensated for what they bring to the business.

  • @wiltedfour
    @wiltedfour Місяць тому +50

    My girlfriend rather go to a Seattle SuperSonics game than go to a Las Vegas Aces game. & we live in Vegas 😂

    • @bleulesyeux5416
      @bleulesyeux5416 Місяць тому +3

      Same

    • @ronniewells5231
      @ronniewells5231 Місяць тому +10

      She is missing out then. Aces have been incredibly fun to watch the last few years. I've been to many games.

    • @wiltedfour
      @wiltedfour Місяць тому +7

      @@ronniewells5231 yea I been to a few. Nothing special lol

    • @LIVdaBrand
      @LIVdaBrand Місяць тому

      Exactly. Most don’t want to see all these layups and alley oops lol. Blame God😂😂. I’d go see WNBA play but not more than NBA.

    • @SirButtah
      @SirButtah Місяць тому +4

      ​​@@ronniewells5231same. Aces has been my second favorite sports team behind the Lakers over these past few years. Them ladies be BALLIN! They're also a trip behind the scenes. Really entertaining crop, but a lot of folks just aren't interested in ladies hooping. That's more of a reflection of society than the quality of play. Them women are undeniable.

  • @Yesyou_
    @Yesyou_ Місяць тому +25

    This argument has been talked about into exhaustion everyone knows until they can keep the fans coming to games on a consistent basis then they will have leverage in their next collective bargaining agreement till then they do anything they should be worrying about turning a profit for the first time ever

    • @TomNook.
      @TomNook. Місяць тому +1

      Also paying the same as in men's games.

  • @JoeGuagenti-d8p
    @JoeGuagenti-d8p Місяць тому +9

    Why is it bad they play in a second league? Also, if you’re going to use the men’s league as a comparison, men’s league regular season is 82 vs women’s 40

  • @lawman34
    @lawman34 Місяць тому +1

    I love that the players condemn their commissioner for not addressing fan racism against Blacks, while the Black players continue to racially mistreat Caitlin Clark.

  • @fboone1788
    @fboone1788 Місяць тому +28

    They said Brittany had medical marijuana 😂😂🧢🧢😂😂

  • @marcasino3117
    @marcasino3117 Місяць тому +14

    NBA player salaries are a direct result of the league's profitability. The WNBA is a charity organization atp. If it ever becomes profitable, player salaries will go up.

  • @Henlarious
    @Henlarious Місяць тому +4

    You can’t get paid more if you are literally not making a profit. It does not matter if the WNBA is making record gross revenue. Revenue does not mean anything. What matters is revenue minus expenses which equals profit. The WNBA is still not profitable so the players cannot ask for more money when their business is literally in bankruptcy every single year since it started.

  • @dustysmoke4996
    @dustysmoke4996 Місяць тому +2

    I love the way the whole video ignored the fact that the current surge in popularity of the WNBA, and the new TV deals and other investment, is pretty much the sole responsibility of one player, and we all know who that is. If she gets hurt or can't play anymore, watch it all fall apart. Then back to buses and cheap motels.

  • @Freempg
    @Freempg Місяць тому +2

    A two second shot of Caitlin Clark, her name not mentioned. How delusional and self-congratulatory the league's "leadership" is. They act as though they deserve all the credit while shunning Clark. The games she played in drew three times more attendants than any other league game. Without her, there would still be no interest. And top it off, they treat her like crap.

  • @swapw
    @swapw Місяць тому +19

    Comparing WNBA and NBA on pay is like comparing why your pay is not equal to the pay of the CEO. Show your viewers that you have value and the money would come rolling in, whining all day ain't gonna get you anywhere in this country.

  • @felixvelo
    @felixvelo Місяць тому +18

    We are focused wayyyyyyy too much on professional sports regardless of gender.

    • @mazzb305
      @mazzb305 Місяць тому

      That ship sailed long ago.

    • @Tom-kp2lv
      @Tom-kp2lv Місяць тому +1

      I refuse to watch any videos about sports.....oh, wait....

  • @JC-Finance
    @JC-Finance Місяць тому +22

    I find it so hilarious when they say how come they don’t get paid as much as the NBA players? For reals?!?!

    • @SirButtah
      @SirButtah Місяць тому

      It's about splits. Which is an interesting idea. I enjoyed getting a little more insight from this video. It's not about them making LeBron money, but them getting a percentage of the revenue that's closer to the NBA players.
      They mentioned a strategy where if the league has a 20% increase from the previous season, only then will the players get a cut of the 20% growth, and not the whole pie. Some shaky business going on in that league, and the players know it.

    • @SheLoveSports
      @SheLoveSports Місяць тому

      The WNBA has been losing money since its inception. Broth does not mean profitable. Why should the league pay 50% of its growth while still being in the red and subsidized by the NBA?

    • @SheLoveSports
      @SheLoveSports Місяць тому

      *Growth does not mean profitable

  • @ranma1507
    @ranma1507 Місяць тому +2

    WNBA need to stand on its own without NBA subsidies, and it can pay its players however much it can afford. That is basic economics. You can’t ask other entity to subsidize your player salaries.

  • @skyak4493
    @skyak4493 Місяць тому +2

    It bothers me how they repeatedly imply sexism because WNBA players are not paid as much as NBA players (while the NBA continues to lose money on the WNBA they created). But they downplay the fact that the very same WNBA players make far more money doing the exact same thing overseas!
    WNBA players are now making big bucks in endorsement deals. They need to stop the blatant sexism and sniveling to be viable with sponsors but they can’t seem to do that.

  • @billtrujillo4721
    @billtrujillo4721 Місяць тому +4

    The WNBA, led by its rookie star player, Caitlin Clark and WHO??????

    • @ObsoleteTutorials
      @ObsoleteTutorials 26 днів тому

      Lead by a ROOKIE is already a big problem in itself.

  • @rascoe1717
    @rascoe1717 Місяць тому +16

    I dont think there is a single business minded individual, that would pay more for a team, than the entire league is worth. 140million for the Las Vegas Aces? What a dream that is!

    • @scottwheeler2494
      @scottwheeler2494 Місяць тому

      Vegas is an unicorn. Or at least has been in the past. The NBA involvement is not altruistic. They saw a way to add 20 revenue dates to the buildings the own or control. They also saw relatively inexpensive way to get women off their equity back. A couple of million a year is a rounding error to a NBA owner, almost exclusively billionaires. The revenue model makes them effectively first to get their money back. So no tears for NBA owners.
      It's hard to paint a economic picture that portraits the women in a bigger light. Removing C. Clark from the picture, the league is so slowly growing its laughable. Everyone, including Bill Burr, is right. Nobody is watching the game. Remove CC from the counts and viewership on average is less than a couple of million on its best day. Now the hundreds of millions dollar question is CC gonna take this league on her back. I have enjoyed watching her. She is pure basketball. She is also marketable as hell. She has a team around her who with one exception is young and also very marketable. But even the teams real veteran is young. There is resentment within the league for that as it will result in more money for her teammates. Gonna be interesting to see if in the new CBA there are more revenue sharing methods from richer to poorer. At the moment local money is all local. So merch is all retained. Big plus for a merchant town like Vegas.
      Which is where Vegas comes back in. Vegas never had sports teams because of the gambling issue. Now that pretty much every state has some form of legalized gaming, they were able to overcome the objection. Short of baseball every sport is represented. It's too damn hot in summer to play baseball in Vegas. So women's basketball makes much more sense. It's the only sports ticket in town. So for all these reasons, Vegas is a unicorn when it comes to valuation. Now is it enough? Time will tell.
      You also have a break to Canadian teams. The legal and tax issues on top of the other socialistic state of Canadian politics make rationalization of the economics to much for my American brain. The currency issues alone...

  • @olakunle-dt5ed
    @olakunle-dt5ed Місяць тому +7

    The NBA makes billions while the wnba can’t turn a profit. Salaries explained.

  • @mattstacks2055
    @mattstacks2055 Місяць тому +1

    Off the top of my head, Spotify, Tesla, Uber, most food delivery apps, most meal kit apps, Amazon before AWS, most of Silicon Valley, and plenty of other companies operate at a loss. Investors care about growth and market capture a lot a lot a lot more than profit. I keep seeing it brought up that the WNBA should be out of business and I don’t understand why. If the right people see value in the WNBA, it will continue to exist.

  • @jallen1227
    @jallen1227 Місяць тому +2

    Like to see 2023 vs. 2024 valuation; your cash cow is Caitlin with Angel failing her team.
    The comparisons to men's leagues are completely inappropriate. Plus, the NBA should stop funding the WNBA
    The league is seeing such good success because of Caitlin Clark. Why are the vast majority of the highest attended games in 2024 played in by Caitlin ?

  • @jacklaw3962
    @jacklaw3962 Місяць тому +5

    Comments are always more honest and insightful than the bullshyte that comes from CNBC and other corporate media. Sports are entertainment. In 2024, the salary of ENTERTAINERS is always, always, always dependent on how many people are paying to CONSUME the entertainment. Look at the UFC or Music/Singers or Modelling etc etc if you doubt this. The fact is that women's basketball is NOT entertaining relative to the NBA.... unless you have a human drama like Clark vs Reese.

  • @dsvp4825
    @dsvp4825 Місяць тому +9

    The reason its not a successful league is because women dont watch it...

    • @GMonry-p9n
      @GMonry-p9n Місяць тому +1

      Or men. 😂

    • @stevelarkins4145
      @stevelarkins4145 Місяць тому

      I will never understand why people come onto social media and make asinine statements without knowing what they're talking about.

    • @At76812
      @At76812 Місяць тому

      @@stevelarkins4145but it’s true, no? In order to grow the way they are wanting grow, the majority of their new fans will probably have to be women. I think most men that like sports have already decided whether they are willing or not to watch wnba games so the pool of new possible fans is way less than new possible women fans.. I don’t think what he commented is wrong at all.. they need female fans and they need it consistently through the years

    • @stevelarkins4145
      @stevelarkins4145 Місяць тому

      @@At76812 Do you feel the NHL is a profitable league? Do you feel the NHL is a successful league?

  • @LibraTransitioned
    @LibraTransitioned Місяць тому +15

    I don't like the taste of this video. Let's talk about making the wnba more profitable.

    • @SoYappy
      @SoYappy Місяць тому +2

      The whole point of this 20+min is for equal pay. They are trying hard.

    • @nothingreallyrhymeswithora9377
      @nothingreallyrhymeswithora9377 Місяць тому

      ​@@SoYappyYou're a clown. The league has lost money every damn year since its existence. Let me remind you also that the NBA has 30 teams. The WNBA has 12. Do some basic math. How much would the 12 teams need to earn to match an average NBA salary?
      Oh, wait. They can't. The WNBA loses money every year - to the point where the NBA literally has to bail them out to keep the league alive.
      But yeah. Blame "equal pay" woes on sexism or something. 🤡

    • @8dholland
      @8dholland Місяць тому

      Libra, you are missing the point. This is click bait, not a charity. The money goes to CNBC.

  • @tnndll4294
    @tnndll4294 Місяць тому +2

    If you wanted to promote your league, why didn't you put the 2 Rookies on the Olympic Team?

  • @2smoulder
    @2smoulder 6 днів тому +1

    Cathy Englebert only understands cold numbers, not hot tickets and certainly not racial bias. It would be good for women’s basketball if the WNBA could start again with a different business model and different Executive. I don’t have a belief that the WNBA has the desire to change.

  • @ambrosemcduffy607
    @ambrosemcduffy607 Місяць тому +5

    To be honest the racism that Magic, and Bird experienced boosted the league attendance for those teams. Not saying it's right, but that kind of rivalry in this country makes money.

    • @hhhhhh-vj2uc
      @hhhhhh-vj2uc Місяць тому +2

      True, samething in boxing. How many Hispanics and Philippinos wanted to see Floyd lose.

    • @chrisk2734
      @chrisk2734 Місяць тому

      not in the gun violent society we have and the fake narratives pushed on social media/media.

    • @Tom-kp2lv
      @Tom-kp2lv Місяць тому

      The numbers don't support that theory, People watch CC games with or without rivals. They just want to watch CC.

  • @Weebei
    @Weebei Місяць тому +5

    Ignoring how monumental of an impact Caitlin Clark has on the popularity of every game she plays in is quite dishonest journalism to simply put it as the WNBA being more popular as a whole.

    • @Shay416
      @Shay416 Місяць тому +1

      Did you watch the video? They literally said that

  • @texicanjc
    @texicanjc Місяць тому +5

    “Modest earnings” stem from “negative profits”. Most of the women fans or feminists complaining about women’s pay in sports, don’t show up to any games or buy merch to support women athletes 🤦🏻‍♂️

  • @cecilreid4634
    @cecilreid4634 Місяць тому +1

    Its year 27. I remember when the NBA games were tape delayed on tv. Then the rivaly of Bird/Magic, new cable networks, and the marketing of David Stern, the NBAs growth exposure went tenflod. All sports need rivalrys to draw interest. Take tips from boxing, pro wrestling, football n politics, etc, and then watch the interest & money increase.

  • @johnnygonzalez1344
    @johnnygonzalez1344 Місяць тому +2

    Let's jump into a time machine and go back to the start of the 1980's. Nobody was watching the NBA, the Finals was on tape delay until 1982, most teams didn't turn a profit. Then the NBA started building their brand and it started with Magic and Bird but exploded when one special player came onto the scene in 1984 - Michael Jordan. The WNBA and it's players need to be patient and truly stand behind and market their special players starting with CC.

  • @SgtJoeSmith
    @SgtJoeSmith Місяць тому +11

    Well when you owe the men a trillion dollars.....

  • @msh104utube
    @msh104utube Місяць тому +11

    Similar to how male fashion models make less than female fashion models.

  • @dotdotjuan
    @dotdotjuan Місяць тому +12

    The rise in popularity, along with the viewership, is new. Sit and wait for the tickets, merch, and salaries, to rise

  • @brotharame6066
    @brotharame6066 Місяць тому +1

    They are set to still be 50mil in debt. They have never had a profitable season. They dont play the same number of games as the NBA, yet they want the same pay. That doesnt make sense. The logic being used is sick, he said, "the tv money is why the NBA salary is 100x's more. " No sir! If i supplement your league every year since since it was created, you dont have enough fans that pay for your product, the games aren't exciting enough, they dont play enough games per year. At some point the entire truth must be shared.

  • @fraliexb
    @fraliexb Місяць тому +1

    The NBA needs to sell 25-40% to the WNBA, and only take 10-25% instead of 42%.

  • @aargasamuel6771
    @aargasamuel6771 Місяць тому +10

    that was not medical weed tho.

    • @dart4800
      @dart4800 Місяць тому +2

      Even if it was medical, it is only such in counties with this legislation.

  • @Josefernandez35563
    @Josefernandez35563 Місяць тому +4

    Those team values are complete bs

  • @town_ave
    @town_ave Місяць тому +5

    THEY.....DON'T.....MAKE....MONEY 😂😂😂😂😂U can't pay someone more from money they aren't making 😂😂

    • @Shay416
      @Shay416 Місяць тому +1

      Legit. The video could have been a tiktok 😂

  • @michael1190
    @michael1190 6 днів тому +1

    The WNBA reminds me of a guy who's always in debt. He gets a promotion that doubles his salary and he goes out and buys a brand new car and nicer clothes. Instead of new practice facilities and chartered flights, how about saving some money?

  • @AnnabelleChaucer
    @AnnabelleChaucer Місяць тому +1

    She saw no irony asking me to change but wanting me to accept her for who she is.

  • @Exposetheluciferianagenda
    @Exposetheluciferianagenda Місяць тому +4

    All thanks to Caitlyn Clark. Yet they have welcomed her with such hostility.

  • @JaZaarMercury
    @JaZaarMercury Місяць тому +6

    I would give the W 5 more years to turn a profit. THe NBA should pull the plug after that , if the W isn't profitable. A fraction of the savings should then be diverted to women's collegiate programs.

    • @AG-yc7vt
      @AG-yc7vt Місяць тому

      They subsided them for 28 years… why would they stop now?

  • @michaelkaplan8999
    @michaelkaplan8999 Місяць тому +4

    Fans: WNBA players don't get paid enough.
    NY Liberty: We're raising ticket prices in 2025.
    Fans: No! Not like that.

  • @camdenmacleod16
    @camdenmacleod16 Місяць тому +1

    I don't follow any basketball, but I can name a lot more NBA players that I can WNBA players (aka 0). Having huge name players probably contributes a lot to the NBA and their salaries

  • @htvlogs80
    @htvlogs80 Місяць тому

    The answer is plain and simple, WNBA players don’t dunk or do crossovers making their opponent trip & fall like they’re playing twister.

  • @ilia9048
    @ilia9048 Місяць тому +4

    Is any women's league self-sufficient and profitable?) Even women don't watch these games. But women players demand the same salaries as in the men's leagues - WHY?!) But they don't think about it - they just demand it.

  • @fdsfklnslnlknlkn8884
    @fdsfklnslnlknlkn8884 Місяць тому +5

    No need to overthink this one....the reason is obvious: outside of Caitlin Clark, and maybe one or two other players, the overall quality of basketball / skill level in the WNBA is awful. Nobody wants to see people brick layups.

    • @Tom-kp2lv
      @Tom-kp2lv Місяць тому

      And the officiating is horrible.

    • @LabiBradleyC
      @LabiBradleyC Місяць тому

      ​@@Tom-kp2lvdoubt it's much worse than the NBA officiating.

  • @KitKat-hn5gd
    @KitKat-hn5gd Місяць тому +4

    Lowering the rim for women would make the game more exciting to watch. Men have a physical advantage, so constantly comparing the two isn't fair. No one really wants to watch professional women’s basketball players just doing layups-lowering the rim could bring more excitement to the game.

    • @jwonamac
      @jwonamac Місяць тому

      I’m a big fan of the W but this is true. When the men’s game gets sloppy we get dunks to reenergize the game. When W gets sloppy the best you get is a layup and they aren’t as tall as men so they miss more.

    • @MrNavin43
      @MrNavin43 Місяць тому

      San Antonio Spurs won a championship wiht layups and passing. Dunk morons can't appreciate the game.

    • @atxgaming6998
      @atxgaming6998 Місяць тому +1

      i think many would struggle to dunk even if the rim was 9 ft...look how below the rim they play! and then they would be ridiculed for struggling to dunk on 9 ft rims and would be embarrassing

    • @rap3208
      @rap3208 Місяць тому

      @@atxgaming6998 That's how it should be, the rim shouldn't be so low that every one of them could dunk it like in the NBA. It should be just low enough so only the most exceptional players can dunk it.

    • @bloqk16
      @bloqk16 Місяць тому +2

      But lowering the rim would deviate from the regulation for the rim height on the international scene.
      Having two different rim heights, one for WNBA, one for the rest of the world, would impede the WNBA players in the international scene, especially so for the Olympic Games.

  • @ryanandtheworld
    @ryanandtheworld Місяць тому +2

    Cathy, do what David Stern did when Michael Jordan arrived, you have a cashcow in Caitlin Clark. Make the most out of it before its too late.

    • @Tom-kp2lv
      @Tom-kp2lv Місяць тому

      She thinks fabricating a rivalry is what will sell. Apparently the reality (pun intended) that is Clark is lost on the commissioner.

    • @thermologo3451
      @thermologo3451 Місяць тому

      ​@@Tom-kp2lv You go to her games ? Nobody likes her for real.

  • @gregleavitt1255
    @gregleavitt1255 Місяць тому +1

    Face it, layups aren't that exciting. And all the piped-in drama the league and media has manufactured this year is 🤮