The WNBA has been in existence for roughly 25 years and has never made a profit, losing $10 million or more each and every year (for a grand total of approximately 1/4 $billion). They would not exist without being subsidized by the NBA. They are not a professional league, they are a charity. Complaining about the size of the trophy indicates a total break from reality.
OT-I bring you the WNBA All-Star MVP trophy!
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Teammates brutally mock WNBA All-Star MVP Kelsey Plum's tiny trophy
The WNBA's All-Star MVP trophy was tiny, and lots of people noticed.www.aol.com
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There is a lot of misinformation out there about the size of the trophy. I will set you all straight!!! That trophy is actually a very large trophy. It is huge! The problem is, Kelsey is 12 feet tall, so next to her it just looks small.
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Amazing how many people (including her own teammates) are acting like a gaggle of five year olds, over a trophy!
Optics matter! If you are trying to be taken seriously as the female equivalent/alternative to the NBA, you have to do better than this.
Optics matter! If you are trying to be taken seriously as the female equivalent/alternative to the NBA, you have to do better than this.
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This argument is wearing a little thin and begs the question of why the NBA continues to subsidize the WNBA for 25 years.
The WNBA actually gets a higher percentage of their revenues from ticket sales than does the NBA, even though NBA ticket prices are much higher. This means the NBA gets a huge amount from merchandising, media, etc, now begging the question as to whether the existence of the WNBA adds value to the NBA, due to the fraternity between the leagues, enhanced viewership or other factors.
Unless you think one of the most successful businesses in the country subsidizes the WNBA purely out of the goodness of its heart, then investing $10 million into the WNBA, a fraction of the NBA’s $8 billion in revenues, appears to reflect its keen business acumen, even though the overall value of the WNBA does not show up on its own ledger.