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31 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined 19 Dec \ on: Austrian Economics Explains Why the WNBA Was So Hostile to Caitlin Clark Stacker_Sports
That's probably right. I'd also imagine they lost a lot of sponsorship deals when she burst onto the scene.
Well, that could be true, if there were sponsorship deals to be had before she entered the league. The problem seems to be the perception that the WNBA is only a result of the Title IX law. Perhaps, the players should get paid according to their value to the league (that is loosing $40M per year). They might begin appreciating what Clark is bringing to the league more, then.
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It's possible that we'll see it become a viable league, especially with the sports betting tie-ins.
It'll be interesting to see if they start acting like real athletes at that point or if they remain whiny entitled petulant woke activists.
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I think they could become a viable league, but they may need something like the aforementioned Bird-Johnson rivalry to really get some traction. The author of the article indicates that seems to be what brought the NBA back from the point of dissolution. It could work for the women, too.
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