re: Washington Post: WNBA expected to lose $50m this year despite increase in popularity

ESPN might get better ratings showing corn hole reruns

Meh, I expect this will change in the coming years. You can’t expect them to turn a profit immediately.

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Meh, I expect this will change in the coming years. You can’t expect them to turn a profit immediately.

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It's almost like she's speaking directly to the MSB/OT/Poli Boards

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She's being pressured by the media to side with the left wing perspectives commonly held about women and women's sports. The media always forces notable figures to take sides and especially so if there's a chance they may be seen as a beacon of light to the right wing philosophies and traditionalist.

The WNBA has always been seen a league of left wing LGBTQ women of color. This is the progressives home turf and Caitlin Clark's existence, even without explicit political allegiance, is upsetting their reputation as a feminist lesbian women of color owned league.


Her simply being white and not lesbian is an affront to what makes them feel comfortable.

To counter this the media will force her to say things that signal her allegiance to the progressive mafia, i.e. quotes about equity and gender pay gap and LGBTQ support. Watch, they'll force the struggle session over time.

It's like clockwork. Don't think for a second this isn't about left wing activists feeling their property is being threatened.

Actually, I do now more than ever. Russia would have loved to have humiliated her during her incarceration. They didn't, so that makes me lean to she's just an unfortunate manly female.

how many business out there operate at a loss and still pay people?

example - DraftKings reported a net loss of $802.1 million for the year ending December 31, 2023. Plenty of the employees make WAY more than $100k/yr.

$50 mil isn't that much


I still think the WNBA is pretty terrible to watch.

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It’s like 500k per player down the tube.

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Only 10% of revenue goes to players. So like 5 million split among all the players down the tube.

You seem to be of the belief the league exists for the players. It doesn't, it exists to make the owners money. They grift money from the NBA, Nike, other "investors", pocket some, and pay the players 10%, then write it as a loss.

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the NHL is averaging 373,000 viewers on ESPN and TNT this season

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OK, now add local stations and the national stations in Canada. And also compare attendance.

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counter this the media will force her to say things that signal her allegiance to the progressive mafia, i.e. quotes about equity and gender pay gap and LGBTQ support. Watch, they'll force the struggle session over time.

It's like clockwork. Don't think for a second this isn't about left wing activists feeling their property is being threatened

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I can't wait to see them squirm when a trans dude wants to join the WBNA. That'll really tie their narratives in a knot.

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You sound like someone who only thinks with his wallet

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Why would you stay in a league that is intentionally trying to destroy you....even your own coach and teammates.

I was talking about quality of life.

Clark basically signed up to be gang raped in Prison by jealous angry lesbians. Who needs that? She had other options than to be abused in this racist, sexualized identity, jealous, toxic subsidized failure of a League with no likeable women that are relatable to the general public until she came along. Miss me on your argument.