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If you want evidence that “protecting women’s sports” was always bullshit, look at the comments on articles about WNBA’s union negotiations (lemmy.world)

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Dollars to donuts the same people posted comments on articles about trans athletes.

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[–] shoo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

The sales aren't quite apples to apples. Very few WNBA players have the same marketability as a decent NBA player. Clark is a generational talent and the face of the league, but adding up the revenue of a bottom tier NBA roster dwarfs her. For reference, she brings in about 26% (!!!) of all WNBA's $200M revenue, while the lowest revenue NBA team (the Pelicans) brings in $272M.

You are right that the compensation doesn't match up however. Clark's rookie contract is $80k/yr for her $52M contribution compared to (minimum) $1.1M/yr for those Pelicans players contributing $18M.