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Originally Posted by soulchoice
Keep in mind, it’s clear if it wasn’t for the social justice PR nightmare the NBA would have pulled out ages ago. Especially with the players there wanting a higher salary as well.
Not only that, the average worth of an NBA team is 1.9 billion vs 630 million for an NHL club. Notwithstanding the NBA annual revenues are more than double of the NHl. Hence a loss is easier to take for that league.
Ultimately it’s a business, sports.
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i'm all for an equitable split...
in the WNBA for example, the primary cause of an impending labor dispute is in the inequity of revenue sharing between it and the NBA, where the former splits 25% of the revenue and the NBA shares half the income with the players.
you would need to fully and completely open the books to see what the WNBA is actually making to the players... something the NBA says it has done, and the players say they have not
Some of the operating costs are sunk; things like arena rental, facility staff, hotel etc will have a minimum cost regards of the profitability of the league (though that quality can obviously go up based on financial success).
the NBA should split the profits 50/50... and if they can't do that, they should be able to substantiate that with open books to all the financial records.
the CWHL or any women's hockey league needs to be driven by viewer interest, both at the gate and through broadcast ratings.... if they can be a viable league (ie breakeven) then i think the equation works.
Money losing teams or leagues do not last...regardless of gender.