The WNBA has lost, on average, $10 million a year since its inception. For the 21/22 season they lost something like $20 million while the NBA brought in about $10 billion.
You can't even buy the broadcast rights to the WNBA, when you buy the rights to the NBA you get the WNBA as a free addition. Both the Oxygen Network and the Oprah Winfrey Network dropped the WNBA broadcast license the minute they were able.
The number one demographic for attending WNBA games is >35 year old men with their <18 daughters. Strangely when those girls grow up they would prefer to watch the NBA over the WNBA.
The WNBA is a charity service, without the NBA it wouldn't exist. Listening to the WNBA players complain about the 'pay gap' is laughable. They should be thankful to have a job.
The WNBA has lost, on average, $10 million a year since its inception. For the 21/22 season they lost something like $20 million while the NBA brought in about $10 billion.
You can't even buy the broadcast rights to the WNBA, when you buy the rights to the NBA you get the WNBA as a free addition. Both the Oxygen Network and the Oprah Winfrey Network dropped the WNBA broadcast license the minute they were able.
The number one demographic for attending WNBA games is >35 year old men with their <18 daughters. Strangely when those girls grow up they would prefer to watch the NBA over the WNBA.
The WNBA is a charity service, without the NBA it wouldn't exist. Listening to the WNBA players complain about the 'pay gap' is laughable. They should be thankful to have a job.