Posted on 05/07/2024 1:57:55 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
The WNBA is on the cusp of upgrading its travel logistics.
The league is discussing the parameters of all 12 teams flying by charter “as soon as this regular season,” USA Today’s Christine Brennan reported on Tuesday.
“Why now? The explosion of interest in the league, business growth and anticipated future revenue from the next media deal,” Brennan wrote on X.
WNBA commissioner Cathy Englebert quickly confirmed the report, telling reporters Tuesday that the charter flights will be up and running “as soon as we can get the planes in place.”
The WNBA has been in a pickle for several years about teams flying commercial.
Two years ago, the league fined the Liberty $500,000 for breaking the rules and flying private, as players crowed on social media about getting treated well by team ownership.
On one hand, the players become household names in college basketball, where in many cases they fly private.
On the other, the league is entering its 28th season and has traditionally lost money and been subsidized by the NBA.
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With the added treat of a patented Norm Macdonald dig at the end.
The great thing about things like this is that we will find out soon enough. It think you are way off in saying she is as good as 60% of men’s college basketball players. That is not even remotely realistic, even if she is the best female player ever.
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