Family friend plays for the Las Vegas Aces, Kiah Stokes. She, along with many of the women, play in the Turkish Super League and other over sea’s venue’s to supplement their income. Kiah likes Turkey, it’s cheap so her money goes much further there. Good article …
The NBA is strongarming the networks to broadcast WNBA games as part of their NBA broadcast relationship. The NBA subsidizes the WNBA, so w/o that they would be paying minor league wages and the women woukd simply play overseas full time.
TBH w NIL, some will make more as a college student
Look, there are just some sports where the difference in athleticism between men and women is critical for the watchability. Basketball absolutely falls into that category.
I actually prefer women’s tennis. The slightly slower speed makes it better, imo. Volleyball is solid. I’m not a connoisseur, but women’s golf is on par (get it?) with men’s to me. And I can’t imagine women’s soccer is somehow less watchable than men’s.
Not every sport is a good spectator sport, and women’s basketball is one that’s bad.