Is there even a professional sports league that doesn’t have a players union? You can’t compare WNBA and the female pro hockey leagues. The marketing power alone in WNBA should draw bodies. Look at the success NLL teams owned as part of NHL organizations have helped solidify attendance.
I watched a whole day of NCAA women’s golf today and it was really exciting. Why can this get television time yet we can’t get anything women related on tv. How can I get my daughters excited about becoming athletes if we can watch 2 weeks of hockey every 4 years and the odd tournament?
If the WNBA bleeds 10 million a year why not negotiate what you’re going to lose in mandatory commitments in the next national tv deal. Then you have a tv deal in place and boom you can source advertisers.
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