A WNBA Lockout May Be On The Table As The WNBPA Has Opted Out Of The Collective Bargaining Agreement After A Record Year
Monday afternoon news dump from the WNBA! Get ready to learn lockout buddy. Less than 24 hours after the Liberty won their first franchise title after a Game 5 win in the Finals:
This isn't particularly surprising after what was Caitlin Clark record numbers all season long. A lockout is certainly on the table if you look at the numbers:
I'm not a mathematician but a league losing $40 million a year might not equate to a larger piece in terms of player salaries. The Post ran a good story on the financials of the league and how its investors are growing weary. The league is expanding the amount of games in the regular season and playoffs and there's a few new expansion teams in an attempt to generate way more revenue. I put Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark in the thumbnail because in my eyes that's the only way forward for revenue, but that's neither here nor there.
And again I don't know anything about numbers, and even though Caitlin Clark is well off with her $28 million Nike deal, the only way she should agree to play again is if she gets thrown about a zillion times more than her current 4-year rookie contract where she's making $84,000 annually.
In the meantime, while we don't have any WNBA play, here's an hour long montage of Caitlin Clark rookie highlights to fuel your evident need for women's basketball:
