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Jul 8, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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Jul 8, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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LOL 😂

Jul 9, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Damn those tweets got the account suspended lmao.
Jul 9, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Oh the comments in this post are glorious lol.

Jul 9, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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Originally posted by VaBeachNiner:
Damn those tweets got the account suspended lmao.

Lol damn, it was funny when it lasted
Jul 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Jul 20, 2025 at 8:50 AM
What are they actually owed though?

Jul 20, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Originally posted by VaBeachNiner:
What are they actually owed though?


Did the WNBA ever make money before Caitlin came? And it certainly seems they don't like her so should any "new" money go to anyone else? Look at, I think, 1998 ... the NBA knew Jordan was worth more than they could pay him to the entire league and he was paid a LOT more than any other player in the league.

If the teams are not actually making a profit then nothing more is owed.
Jul 20, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Originally posted by VaBeachNiner:
What are they actually owed though?


Some tweets that might help you out a bit here...



Jul 20, 2025 at 2:26 PM
If the WNBA folds tomorrow, would the players get the 5X increase in pay somewhere else?

The previous CBA was paying enough to the players to lose money every year. If they are making money now because of Caitlin then the discussion changes, but "owed" is kind of wild.

Every time someone points out what NBA players make in this discussion it just tells me they are not sports fans and have a fundamental lack of knowledge to even join the conversation.
[ Edited by Scoots on Jul 20, 2025 at 2:27 PM ]
Jul 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
They should pay the fans.
Jul 21, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Originally posted by VaBeachNiner:
What are they actually owed though?


Jul 21, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Their CBA expires in October ... I'm not sure this move wasn't premature. If they have done their discovery and know what the WNBA is likely to make they would already be negotiating from a strength.

I do wonder if they are thinking about the WNBA responsibility to pay the NBA back at all for the supposedly half a billion it spent keeping the league going for 30 years? And with the NBA owning a percentage of the league and some NBA teams owning some individual WNBA teams it gets really muddy.

Also, the messaging of "pay us what you owe us" implies the players are not going to get their share which I don't think has ever been true. What they want is a bigger share of the profits, and I can understand and agree that that makes sense. But their new TV deal doesn't start until next year, and we don't yet know how many teams will lose money again this year.

Keeping in mind that we've seen 80% drop in ticket values when CC was going to miss games through injury I could see a situation where the league wants to protect itself from losing her, and I wouldn't be surprised if there were terms in the TV contract about that too. All certainly stuff we'll never know.
Jul 21, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Originally posted by floridaMan:

Had to look it up and indeed the WNBA has not turned a profit since 1996 when the league began. Even with CC and Reese they are still nowhere close to achieving that, despite recently signing an 11-year media rights deal.
Jul 21, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Originally posted by evil:
Originally posted by VaBeachNiner:
What are they actually owed though?


Some tweets that might help you out a bit here...




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