Anonymous
Anonymous
04/16/2024 20:21
Subject: Gap between Caitlin Clark's WNBA salary and her male counterparts draws outrage
Fact is thar no one watches wnba games. There isn’t add revenue to pay players.
Anonymous
04/16/2024 20:20
Subject: Gap between Caitlin Clark's WNBA salary and her male counterparts draws outrage
Isn't the salary linked to ticket sales/merchandice and overall viewership?
Unless the WNBA can draw in viewers, the demand for women's bball just isn't there (you can debate the reasons, but the facts still remain).
Unless the WNBA can draw in viewers, the demand for women's bball just isn't there (you can debate the reasons, but the facts still remain).
Anonymous
04/16/2024 20:15
Subject: Gap between Caitlin Clark's WNBA salary and her male counterparts draws outrage
Anonymous
04/16/2024 20:09
Subject: Gap between Caitlin Clark's WNBA salary and her male counterparts draws outrage
Anonymous wrote:Lol @ no one watches womens sports so its ok to pay them worse
Caitlin Clarks most recent games have had more viewership than any basketball game in the last 5 years - including every single game in the NBA during that time.
There is literally no excuse to pay her less. She will be rolling in it with her sponsorships though.
Sure there is. The WNBA earns a teeny tiny fraction of what the NBA does. Hopefully Clark and the other star players can change that so all the women get better salaries. In the meantime, marketing will bring the top players loads of cash, while the rank and file struggle along.
Anonymous
04/16/2024 19:59
Subject: Gap between Caitlin Clark's WNBA salary and her male counterparts draws outrage
Lol @ no one watches womens sports so its ok to pay them worse
Caitlin Clarks most recent games have had more viewership than any basketball game in the last 5 years - including every single game in the NBA during that time.
There is literally no excuse to pay her less. She will be rolling in it with her sponsorships though.
Caitlin Clarks most recent games have had more viewership than any basketball game in the last 5 years - including every single game in the NBA during that time.
There is literally no excuse to pay her less. She will be rolling in it with her sponsorships though.
Anonymous
04/16/2024 19:55
Subject: Gap between Caitlin Clark's WNBA salary and her male counterparts draws outrage
She made more than that in the 4 minutes she was on SNL.
Anonymous
04/16/2024 19:40
Subject: Gap between Caitlin Clark's WNBA salary and her male counterparts draws outrage
Anonymous wrote:I think you need to look at viewership and game attendance and compare the two. Salaries for any players is dependent on income brought in, with a few standouts making (significantly) more.
Viewership and attendance to the WNBA is far less.
This.
When the WNBA is bringing in as many viewers and attendance is as good as the NBA and the merch is flying off the shelves, salaries will increase.
If anyone can help increase viewership in the the WNBA, it would be Caitlin Clark.
Anonymous
04/16/2024 19:33
Subject: Gap between Caitlin Clark's WNBA salary and her male counterparts draws outrage
You would make more losing first round at the us open
Anonymous
04/16/2024 18:43
Subject: Gap between Caitlin Clark's WNBA salary and her male counterparts draws outrage
Anonymous wrote:Please see USWNT
That's a national team. The WNBA is a business.
Anonymous
04/16/2024 18:41
Subject: Gap between Caitlin Clark's WNBA salary and her male counterparts draws outrage
Anonymous wrote:I think you need to look at viewership and game attendance and compare the two. Salaries for any players is dependent on income brought in, with a few standouts making (significantly) more.
Viewership and attendance to the WNBA is far less.
This is how capitalism works. If people dont invest in WNBA games, WNBA merch, and everything else WNBA, salaries will reflect that. America just doesn’t value the WNBA.
Anonymous
04/16/2024 18:37
Subject: Gap between Caitlin Clark's WNBA salary and her male counterparts draws outrage
I think you need to look at viewership and game attendance and compare the two. Salaries for any players is dependent on income brought in, with a few standouts making (significantly) more.
Viewership and attendance to the WNBA is far less.
Viewership and attendance to the WNBA is far less.
Anonymous
04/16/2024 18:37
Subject: Gap between Caitlin Clark's WNBA salary and her male counterparts draws outrage
Please see USWNT
Anonymous
04/16/2024 18:35
Subject: Gap between Caitlin Clark's WNBA salary and her male counterparts draws outrage
She probably made more in college on her NIL deals - she did multiple big time commercials.
Anonymous
04/16/2024 18:31
Subject: Gap between Caitlin Clark's WNBA salary and her male counterparts draws outrage
College basketball superstar Caitlin Clark is set to soar to new heights in the WNBA — but her rookie contract will see her pocket a fraction of the millions her male counterparts have made on the court.
The University of Iowa legend, who has already made history as the NCAA Division I basketball’s overall top scorer, sealed a contract with the Indiana Fever after she was selected as the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA draft Monday.
The contract will see Clark earn $338,056 over the course of four years, according to the WNBA’s collective bargaining agreement…
… For comparison, San Antonio Spurs rookie star Victor Wembanyama — the No. 1 pick in last year’s NBA draft — secured a $55 million four-year contract that saw him pocket $12.1 million in his first season, according to athlete contract tracker Spotrac.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/gap-caitlin-clarks-wnba-salary-male-counterparts-draws-outrage-rcna148024
So what should happen? The men do have double the number of games but the per game price is not close.