[AnotherUnixGeek]

Or is the business plan that the NBA will always subsidize the women’s NBA, to show their support for women’s sports or some other humanitarian reason.

You've got it. The WNBA does not have a practical business model and WNBA player salaries are subsidized by the NBA, which means NBA players are basically paying WNBA players to play a game no one watches.

[Secret Agent Man]

The NBA could get far more out of the money they waste on gifting the WNBA. Even in a regular interest bearing checking account. And also, none of the stupid feelz and unnecessary drama. Its better than peeing it away on a tax write off.

Why arent women going to their sisters wnba games? Where is women power to make the wnba profitable? Its their league. Fund it with ticket purchases, and show up.