Posted on 10/21/2024 7:25:13 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Professional sports leagues aren't immune to lockouts, as we've seen them in the NFL, the NHL, the NBA and MLB over the past couple of decades. Could the WNBA be next?
It's possible. On Monday, the WNBA Players' Association announced that they were opting out of their Collective Bargaining Agreement with the league.
The current CBA, which was agreed on in 2020, featured an opt-out clause following the 2024 season, and the league's players are utilizing that. They will be negotiating for higher salaries, better accommodations and much more. The WNBA is coming off a record season in 2024, with high television ratings and increased attendance, but the league is still not in great shape revenue wise.
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Will anyone notice?
They are the Welfare NBA demanding more handouts.
The TV networks would probably do better broadcasting midget tossing.
Oh noes...........
Opportunity for Kamala to act interested in women’s sports. She’s farting around with Liz Cheney
Based on a clip from the final championship game I’d say lock them out and get some high schoolers in there.
It seems to me that Caitlyn Clark carried the whole league this season. Considering the abuse she was subjected to by the scummy players and the league, It might not be wise to expect her to carry the league next season. Viewers may not want to watch her be treated in this manner again. Then there goes the “record season”
The world wouldn't care.
ROFL, they lose $50 million dollars a year, only lost 40 last year. HAHA
Caitlin Clark just jumped to Barcelona. WNBA attendance and revenue is going to crash next year. CC was a chance to rebrand the league. Too many of the other players broke out in terminal resentment at her success. Race got involved. Basically, the entitled, angry black players created a hostile environment — including mugging CC on the court — so a generational talent who could have been a breakthrough for the whole league said, “Take this league and shove it.”
The WNBA is a subsidy baby of the NBA, which decided to dump big bucks into a money losing women’s league to buy some cover for the awful behavior of so many NBA players. If the NBA gets tired of the garbage stuff and pulls the plug, the WNBA will collapse.
Judging from their public comments, the male NBA players, including all the black ones, are huge CC fans. They’re laughing at the ugly stuff from the bad actors in the WNBA. But I don’t suppose that will make any difference, because the big decisions will be made by the NBA owners, and a more spineless crowd of dhimmi men cannot be found.
Hey, WNBA: NOBODY CARES.
Shut it down. It’s bleeding money and the players want a raise?
FWIW, Larry Bird received the same treatment when he was a rookie.
But at the same time, teams like Detroit Pistons did that to everybody. Even Michael Jordan was roughed up by the Bad Boys.
Reagan
LOL..no. They’re lucky to get paid what they’re getting.
“revenue wise”
What, are we back in the 50s?
After that riveting overtime 67-62 championship game where the winning team shot 30% and their Olympic team point guard shot 1 for 19? Please owners.....do the right thing and lock them out ...let the players walk a picket line with name tags so we know who they are.....hahaha ...these coddled welfare queens need a comeuppance
I'd watch.
For crying out loud, lower the basket 12 inches already.
I think CC would have made it to the Finals if the referees did their job.
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