WNBA Question

[WuDrWu]

How unhinged do you have to be, say on a scale of 1-100, to be a dedicated fan, one who can at least name all 8? 10? 12? franchises, and who occasionally watches or even (shudders) considers attending a game in person?


You would have to be someone who, for a least a majority of their thinking, is living in fantasy world devoid of reality or truth to enjoy this "sport", and I use that term very loosely. You'd have to be so woke, so unhappy, so victimized at every turn so as to ignore the utterly unwatchable aspects of the sport, to say nothing of the fact that it's completely and 100% unsustainable. Yet ESPN seems to think the average fan needs to see highlights and updated free agency signings on a daily basis.


Also, if Brittany Griner were instead a straight white male and exhibited the exact same personal characteristics (spousal abuse, arrested for drugs, abusive behavior on the court, cheap shot artist, chronic complainer, profanity laced tirades and generally all around bad person) would anyone give a flying **** what happened to him, to say nothing of putting his name and number on every floor in the NBA?

#MassiveHypocrisy

[shoxlax]

I wonder if it is a contractual obligation. ESPN would not have paid the WNBA what they paid without NBA subsidies from NBA . My guess is it would have been far less.

Basically, it helps ESPN be assured the league won’t fold immediately.


College minor sports are getting my attention now more than ever.

[1972Shocker]

How unhinged do you have to be, say on a scale of 1-100, to be a dedicated fan, one who can at least name all 8? 10? 12? franchises, and who occasionally watches or even (shudders) considers attending a game in person?


You would have to be someone who, for a least a majority of their thinking, is living in fantasy world devoid of reality or truth to enjoy this "sport", and I use that term very loosely. You'd have to be so woke, so unhappy, so victimized at every turn so as to ignore the utterly unwatchable aspects of the sport, to say nothing of the fact that it's completely and 100% unsustainable. Yet ESPN seems to think the average fan needs to see highlights and updated free agency signings on a daily basis.


Also, if Brittany Griner were instead a straight white male and exhibited the exact same personal characteristics (spousal abuse, arrested for drugs, abusive behavior on the court, cheap shot artist, chronic complainer, profanity laced tirades and generally all around bad person) would anyone give a flying **** what happened to him, to say nothing of putting his name and number on every floor in the NBA?

#MassiveHypocrisy

Tell us what you really think, Doc.

[ShockTalk]

Tell us what you really think, Doc.

First thing that popped into mind, too.

Sic'em Doc!

[ShockerPrez]

It will be better with trans women. Just wait.

[MoValley John]

It will be better with trans women. Just wait.

Still won't watch.

[ShockerFever]

Might be the only thing CNN can beat in the ratings.

[Kel Varnsen]

[SHOXAAC]

Looked a lot like my pickup games on my 8 1/2 foot goal in my back yard growing up.

[WuDrWu]

I laughed way too hard at the "Out for the Season" reason......I shouldn't have, but I did.

[Kel Varnsen]

I laughed way too hard at the "Out for the Season" reason......I shouldn't have, but I did.

Respect x2

[Ted Lasso's Neighbor]

Not knowing the player's name and only one person in the stands were hilarious as well.

[SubGod22]

WNBA continues to lose money, but they're expanding.

KAKE - CBC report - WNBA plans expansion team in Toronto

The WNBA is planning on adding an expansion franchise in Toronto, according to Canadian news outlet and CNN newsgathering partner CBC.

CBC, citing four people with knowledge of the deal but who are not authorized to speak about it, reports the ownership group will be headed by Toronto billionaire Larry Tanenbaum of Kilmer Sports Inc. The franchise would begin playing in 2026.

CBC reports an announcement is expected May 23. It will be the first WNBA franchise outside of the US.

When reached for comment on the CBC report, a WNBA spokesperson said to CNN: “We continue to engage in productive conversations with interested ownership groups in a number of markets but have no news to report at this time.”

CNN is seeking comment from the Kilmer Group, which includes Kilmer Sports. CBC received a statement from Courtney Glen, vice president of public affairs and communications for the Kilmer Group, who said the organization has “no update at this time.”

Tanenbaum is chairman of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Limited and is a governor of the NBA’s Toronto Raptors, the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs and Major League Soccer’s Toronto FC.

Currently at 12 teams, the league will expand to 13 in 2025 with a team being added in the San Francisco Bay Area. At the WNBA draft in New York on April 15, WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert said the league’s goal is to have a 14th team in 2026.

And they hope to be up to 16 teams by '28. They've had expansion talks in Philly, Portland, Denver, Nashville, and South Florida.

I'm all for female athletes having opportunities, but at some point, they really need to make their own money.

[1972Shocker]

The WNBA Has Decided to Set Itself on Fire

That's someone named Chennedy Carter deciding to take Clark to the ground while shouting obscenities at her. Despite how violent it was, the referees only called a common foul. Angel Reece, a former LSU player who hated Clark throughout their collegiate days, then met Carter at the bench to hug and congratulate her for the cheap shot that was delivered.

This is the WNBA.

After the game, Carter was defiant and refused to answer questions about the incident.

Through her first ten games, she's been repeatedly flagrantly fouled by players with an ax to grind. The referees have largely turned a blind eye to it for some reason.

Now ask yourself, how many of the new fans who have tuned into the WNBA specifically because of the promise Clark brought to the league are going to stick around if this is how its other players operate?

Sure enough, ratings for the WNBA are crashing after an initial boost. All the hype in the world provided by Clark isn't enough to make up for how garbage the rest of the league is.

[1972Shocker]

The WNBA Has Decided to Set Itself on Fire

That's someone named Chennedy Carter deciding to take Clark to the ground while shouting obscenities at her. Despite how violent it was, the referees only called a common foul. Angel Reece, a former LSU player who hated Clark throughout their collegiate days, then met Carter at the bench to hug and congratulate her for the cheap shot that was delivered.

This is the WNBA.

After the game, Carter was defiant and refused to answer questions about the incident.

Through her first ten games, she's been repeatedly flagrantly fouled by players with an ax to grind. The referees have largely turned a blind eye to it for some reason.

Now ask yourself, how many of the new fans who have tuned into the WNBA specifically because of the promise Clark brought to the league are going to stick around if this is how its other players operate?

Sure enough, ratings for the WNBA are crashing after an initial boost. All the hype in the world provided by Clark isn't enough to make up for how garbage the rest of the league is.