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Message: [QUOTE="oldude, post: 4315266, member: 7511"] Liv’s injury points to the fundamental problem with the WNBA. She just wrapped up a really tough regular season, playing banged up for much of the season, right through the national championship game. A couple weeks later, Liv is working her butt off to make the LA Sparks. Once the WNBA season ends, most players head overseas for a chance to earn some real money in order to augment their limited salary in the W, pushing their bodies through year round play. MBB players out of college have 6 months to rest, recuperate and get ready for the NBA season. If they make a team, they are guaranteed just under $1 million per year. I get that the economics of WBB in this country limit the opportunities for WBB players. But when you consider just how physically demanding it is for the handful of college players that earn one of the 144 precious jobs in the W each year, it’s amazing that any of them make it through the season healthy. [/QUOTE]