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Basketball

Mosby

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2. The WNBA isn't even profitable. It's being subsidized from the NBA revenue.

Reply to MichMan (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 18, 2024, 04:16 PM

Jul 2024

It's never made a profit, it's going to lose 50 MILLION DOLLARS in 2024. That's more than double the entire WNBA payroll for 2024.

Just like actors and entertainers in their businesses, the NBA players themselves generate ALL the league's revenue, the CBA they worked out with the league gives them 51% of the revenue, and they sure as shit aren't going to share that with anyone who didn't have anything to do with creating that value.

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What the WNBA's Windfall Could Mean for Player Salaries [View all] RandySF Jul 2024 OP

Need to have wage parity with the NBA MichMan Jul 2024 #1

The WNBA isn't even profitable. It's being subsidized from the NBA revenue. Mosby Jul 2024 #2

How silly of me to think that the greedy 1% will ever agree to give up anything MichMan Jul 2024 #3

Ford's EV programs are losing substantial amounts annually too MichMan Jul 2024 #4