For those unaware, college women's basketball mega-star Caitlin Clark set modern scoring records in collegiate women's basketball while leading her Iowa Hawkeyes to two consecutive Final Four appearances. She turned professional and was drafted first in this year's WNBA draft. Meanwhile, the whining leftist media is pissing and complaining that she's not earning enough money!!!
Examples? Yes, I have a few:
Caitlin Clark isn't making a ton because the WNBA doesn't make a ton
The NBA brought in $10 billion in revenue in 2022. The WNBA brought in $60 million that same year.
Average attendance for a WNBA game that year? Just over 6k. (Again, too high).
Average viewership? A shade over 400k.
Point is, there is no pay gap. That's a fancy buzzword the wokes and our president like to use to sound smart and progressive and hip.
There's an interest gap. That's the gap. And it's mammoth.
https://www.outkick.com/sports/caitlin-clark-wnba-salary-outrage-perfectly-explained-by-bill-burr-nobody-shows-upAnd speaking of "lunchbucket Joe":
Biden Denounces Caitlin Clark's WNBA Contract, Accidentally Caricatures Democrat Party Tenets
Like clockwork, Joe Biden has jumped on the bandwagon of those criticizing Caitlin Clark's rookie WNBA contract. Also like clockwork, Biden used the same worn-out Democrat Party talking points we've heard for decades as the basis of his predictably hollow argument.
Let's first revisit Clark's contract.
As we reported on Tuesday, under the 2024 WNBA rookie scale for the No. 1-4 draft picks, the league's top pick will earn a base salary of $76,535 in her first year, $78,066 the second year and $85,873 the third, with a fourth-year option of $97,582. The predictable harpies were aghast — and most had no idea what they were harping about.
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson was among them.
The National Basketball Association (NBA) recorded total revenue of $10.58 billion in 2023, an increase of $500 million over 2022. In contrast, the WNBA was projected to bring in between $180 million and $200 million in league revenue in 2023. The league started play in 1997 and has yet to turn a profit.
Moreover, in the 2023 season, WNBA average attendance was 6,615 fans per game, while NBA average attendance was 18,324 this past season, and 71 percent of the games were sellouts.
In the Democrat mind, the above is immaterial, although valid analogies abound.
If company "A " is thriving and company "B" is barely hanging on, should company "B" employees be paid the same amount as company "A" employees? If one movie is a blockbuster and another one flops, should the profits from the blockbuster be shared with the flop? Should the top salesman at a car dealership share his commissions with the bottom salesman? Again, the analogies are endless.
In the Democrat mind, facts don't don't matter.
https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2024/04/17/biden-denounces-caitlin-clarks-wnba-contract-accidentally-caricatures-democrat-party-tenets-n2172894One more:
Congressman Ro Khanna Gets SCHOOLED on the 'Basic Economics' of Caitlin Clark's WNBA Contract
California representative, Ro Khanna, received a much-needed education on basic economics from Twitter/X users.
It all started when Khanna complained about the size of the WNBA contract for rookie women's basketball phenom, Caitlin Clark.
The first pick in the NBA draft will make around $10 million in one year.
Caitlin Clark will make $76,535.
That is wrong. Pay women what they deserve.
According to the congressman, it is 'wrong' for Clark to make significantly less money than men in the NBA make.
It didn't take long for people to shatter his argument.
The first one that got Khanna's attention addressed the elephant in the room: The WNBA does not have a large fan base.
One doesn't need to watch WNBA games to speak about pay fairness. Clark will bring new fans and likely juice WNBA ratings. She should be compensated for the expected ratings increase she will bring. NBA players like Bird, Jordan, Johnson did the same. Isn't this basic economics?
You stepped in that one, Ro. If the congressman was a huge WNBA fan, he could easily shut the question down by detailing his monetary support for the league.
Instead, it became painfully obvious that Khanna was running his mouth about something he knew nothing about.
LOL! He just admitted he doesn't even watch, but he thinks WNBA salaries should be set based on hope.
'Isn't this basic economics?'
NO
https://twitchy.com/fuzzychimp/2024/04/17/caitlin-clark-wnba-contract-ro-khanna-n2395184
