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Message: [QUOTE="amb3096, post: 4308581, member: 11629"] I know they go overseas to make more money because of the higher pay compared to the WNBA. But that doesn't mean that they are worth that same salary playing in the US. Just because they are really good in basketball doesn't mean that they deserve to earn more than a HS teacher or a nurse...unless the demand for their services warrants the pay (which it doesn't). They act like they are impoverished and taken advantage of when in reality, their financial situation is one that pretty much any non-athlete/non-celebrity would kill for. The free college education alone is a huge benefit. Is the players the reason, though? There are many exceptionally good young players in the league...but no one is really paying attention. Breanna Stewart is probably the best player in the league, and she has under 300k Instagram followers. Conversely, Joel Embiid has 5.6m followers. Te'a Cooper is (was?) the WNBA-leader in IG followers with 1.5m; LeBron James is the NBA leader (I think) with 119m. The level of interest in the players just isn't there, and obviously Te'a has a whole lot else going on for her besides the WNBA that contributes to her social media following. The WNBA will never be as successful as the NBA. Most women don't/won't watch sports, and most men don't/won't watch women's basketball. So any comparisons or this "gender pay equity" nonsense just needs to stop. Spend less time complaining about "inequity" and more about finding out how you can grow the league and really connect with your core fanbase. [/QUOTE]

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