The New NBA
The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is an American professional basketball league currently consisting of 12 teams. Founded in 1996 as the counterpart to the National Basketball Association (NBA), it remains the only league to ever receive the NBA's full backing. However, the league struggled to compete with the men’s game for viewership. Due to lower public interest, attendance and broadcast ratings consistently lagged, leading to significant financial hurdles. Over the last two decades, the NBA has subsidized the WNBA with over $10 million annually to maintain its solvency, as individual teams frequently faced yearly losses of $1 million to $2 million. A primary point of contention and public discourse has been the stark income inequality within the sport. High-profile players like Brittney Griner, Breanna Stewart, and Maya Moore have been vocal advocates for pay equity. Under the 2008 six-year Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the salary cap for an enti...
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