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Despite sellout crowds for the WNBA finals, league owners aren’t expecting a return on their investments soon. The NBA owns 60 percent of the WNBA, and with NBA owners’ stakes in teams, that share rises to 75 percent. Since 1996, NBA owners have invested hundreds of millions, but the WNBA is projected to lose $40 […] The post WNBA will lose $40 million this season appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
In August, ESPN fired Sam Ponder, citing “budget cuts,” which raised skepticism since she was the lead NFL studio host and had expressed controversial views against transgender participation in women’s sports just weeks before her dismissal. While Ponder became a political outcast for her stance, Kendrick Perkins, Chiney Ogwumike, and Monica McNutt supported opposing views […] The post ESPN gave big raises to the anti-Caitlin Clark race-baiters appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
The anti-white racism in the WNBA is undeniable. Caitlin Clark’s talent has clearly unsettled many, and her success seems to challenge certain expectations within the league. This tension is evident in how she’s been treated and covered – or, rather, overlooked. For instance, The Wall Street Journal recently published a 17-minute article titled “The WNBA’s […] The post Caitlin Clark was excluded from WSJ’s WNBA article appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
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Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark has been named to the 2024 All-WNBA First Team, as announced by the league today. Clark earned 52 First Team votes from a group of 67 sportswriters and broadcasters. She becomes the second player in franchise history to receive this honor, joining Tamika Catchings, who was named to the All-WNBA […] The post Despite systemic anti-white racism, Caitlin Clark named to 2024 All-WNBA First Team appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
Georgetown University’s women’s basketball team is facing backlash for paying tribute to a former player who was shot and killed by a police officer after she attacked him with a knife. The Hoyas’ official X account shared a memorial post mourning Sydney Wilson’s “tragic loss” last month. However, the post is now being criticized after […] The post Georgetown women’s hoops ripped for honoring Sydney Wilson who slashed cop appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
Sports journalist Jason Whitlock believes that Elon Musk, owner of the social media platform X, should capitalize on the growing popularity of women’s basketball by launching a new league featuring star player Caitlin Clark. Whitlock expressed this view on his show Fearless, proposing that Musk, in his efforts to turn X into a major media […] The post Whitlock: Elon Musk should start Caitlin Clark’s women’s basketball league, host it on X appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
Even though the WNBA is anti-white racist and hates the white face Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever President Kelly Krauskopf suggested that any intelligent basketball player observing how Clark plays would naturally want to team up with her, highlighting Clark’s appeal in free agency. “I would think that if you are a smart basketball player and […] The post Fever President on the draw Caitlin Clark will have in free agency appeared first on TalkBasket.net .