"In most major sports leagues, players enjoy a revenue share. That's a cut from the league's overall revenue. In the NBA, players get nearly 50% revenue share. The same can be said for the NFL, the MLB, and the NHL. However, WNBA players have a meager 9.3% revenue share, which is disgusting. This lowly revenue share maybe made more sense when the WNBA was getting on its feet, but it cannot be logically explained in today's market."
"Couple that 9.3% revenue share with the fact that the WNBA's 13 teams have seen an 180% increase in value due to stars like Clark and Reese bringing millions of new eyeballs to TVs and thousands of butts into stadium chairs, and you have gross negligence and what I can only categorize as a fleece by the WNBA. Not to mention that the WNBA is expanding to 18 teams by 2030. Maybe pay your players more first?"
""The real threat to our league isn't money, it isn't ratings, or even missed calls, or even physical play. It's the lack of accountability from the league office," Collier stated. "Since I've been in the league, you've heard the constant concerns about officiating, and it has now reached levels of inconsistency that plague our sport and undermine the integrity in which it operates.""
WNBA players are negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement that is stalled primarily over player revenue share. WNBA players receive a 9.3% share of league revenue, far below the roughly 50% players receive in the NBA and comparable shares in the NFL, MLB, and NHL. WNBA team valuations have increased about 180%, fueled by star players who boosted TV viewership and in-person attendance. The league plans expansion from 13 to 18 teams by 2030 without increasing player pay. Kahleah Collier criticized the league office's lack of accountability, citing widespread officiating inconsistency, public complaints from coaches and fans, and leadership responses limited to fines.
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