And who was the most popular player in the league by far? Who generated legitimate public interest, ratings, and attendance?
A straight white woman. Whom they targeted with physical violence and widespread disdain for the entire season.
Is there a more despised demographic in America than black women? I feel like the only people who like black women are leftist white women.
The mere appearance of a black female protagonist is enough to sink any video game at this point.
In related news: WNBA Could Go Into A Lockout With Players Seeking More Money Despite League Losing $40 Million This Season
Outkick article: https://ghostarchive.org/archive/8BdrX
Things aren't all bad for the league ownership going forward, at least theoretically.
The players want a larger slice of a pie that is made up entirely of debt lol
Just like government workers!
I know this sounds insane but relatively speaking 200 million is kinda chump change, especially over 11 years.
I read that as $200m/year, not $200m/11 years.
That said, the top NBA players make a significant chunk of that. Individually. Even 10 years ago back when I followed it they were signing $30-$40million/year deals.
So all of those media companies are gonna take the hit now, and they will pass it on to their various subscribers in the form of jacked up subscription rates.
It’s basically just communism with extra steps.