WNBA players' push to add charter flights is getting amplified by Brittney Griner's inability to take commercial flights after her Russian detention.
The U.S. has offered a deal to Russia aimed at bringing home WNBA star Brittney Griner, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said Wednesday. Here’s our coverage.Players paying for their own travel won’t solve what sports economists see as an even bigger problem — a discrepancy in the way men’s and women’s sports are treated as businesses in this country.
The NBA generates $10 billion annually compared to the WNBA at a reported $60 million. The WNBA won’t reveal financial details but NBA commissioner Adam Silver, whose league is a co-owner, told the Associated Press in 2018 that the women have lost “over $10 million every year we’ve operated.”WNBA star Brittney Griner acknowledges fans as she watches on the 16th hole at the Phoenix Open on Feb. 11 in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Marketing a league requires patience because people don’t consume sports in the same way they do peanut butter or laundry detergent. Fans must feel passionate enough about their teams to spend on season tickets, watch away games on television and buy the latest merchandise. Fan loyalty was only part of the equation. “What I didn’t know was the huge bias against women’s sports and the under-investment in women’s sports,” she said.After buying an NFL team in Pittsburgh in 1933, Art Rooney spent season after season losing money, keeping the franchise alive for nearly 40 years before the Steelers won their first playoff game.
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