“The women’s league has been unprofitable for many years, but next season it could earn its first hundred million dollars.”, – WRITE: Sport.unian.ua
The women’s league has been unprofitable for many years, but next season it could earn its first hundred million dollars.
Basketball players demand raising salaries and warm -up in T -shirts with appropriate logo / UNIAN collage, screenshot photoAll participants in the US Basketball League (WNBA) Before the match of all the stars, were warm -up in T -shirts with the inscription “Pay us what you are guilty” (in the original – “Pay US What You Owe US”). So they require raising salaries, writes AR.
Journalists write that it is a reaction of basketball players to a conflict between the trade union and the WNBA leadership, which arose during the discussion of the collective agreement for the next year. On the eve of the revision of the Agreement, which will take place in October, the women’s National Association of Basketball (WNBPA) seeks significant changes in the distribution of income and the structure of salaries.
The US media points out that the women’s league’s dissatisfaction with salaries began to express from last fall. And during this time there were about 40 different meetings of basketball players with the League leadership. The players told reporters that the league’s proposals still did not meet their expectations.
“We only get a tiny percentage of all the money earned in the Women’s League. Therefore, we want to get a fair and reasonable percentage,” says the words of the Basketball Star Nafis Colleer, who also came out in a T -shirt with a call to increase salaries.
Players say that if the collective agreement that suits them is not reached by October, some of them, including the Napplace Colleer and the famous basketball player Angel Rees, may think about the strike.
WNBA income historySince its foundation in 1996, WNBA has been fully funded by NBA income because it has not been self -sufficiency. It is indicated that by the end of the year the loss of the women’s league will be about $ 50 million. According to Marketwatch, WNBA players receive 9.3% of NBA total income for each season. While NBA players receive from 49% to 51% of the league income for each season.
According to the Minnesot Timberwolves sports reporter Andrew Dukovitsa, the women’s league’s income will increase next year thanks to a new large -scale television contract. It should bring up to $ 200 million in the women’s league, which in one season can be profitable. In addition, the popularity of WNBA began to increase young stars and new clubs with which contracts are concluded.
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