[Rummyfan]

There is a bit of an undercurrent concerning Griner though, in that she had to go to Russia to supplement her low income here. As if women basketball players are underpaid as a result of discrimination. But the reality is, no one cares about women's basketball at the professional level here in the US. Are we the people supposed to pay these players?! No.

[stanne]

“ There is a bit of an undercurrent concerning Griner though, in that she had to go to Russia to supplement her low income here. As if women basketball players are underpaid as a result of discrimination…”

I’m not following this story.

So she hates the US -disrespects the flag because she can’t make a living wage because the us discriminates against her because she’s black?

[GreenHornet]

There is a bit of an undercurrent concerning Griner though, in that she had to go to Russia to supplement her low income here.

According to the article, the maximum salary for a WNBA player is $228,094. Brittney Griner was being paid just under that amount, so she wasn't struggling financially. You can live pretty comfortably here on that kind of salary. The media has made it sound as though she was just barely scrapping by, and had no choice but to go overseas to play basketball.

[ealgeone]

Griner was making the league max of $227,000. That's a lot of dough for shooting hoops.

But remember, the wnba is subsidized by the nba. Why? It's terrible basketball to watch. And the low fan base is evidence of that.