• Tom_Hanx_Hail_Satan@lemmy.ca
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      8 months ago

      The nba has been around for 50 years longer. The WNBA is a subsidiary of the NBA. There was never really a market for women’s basketball. There barely is now, after 25 years of the WNBA existing. The NBA runs at a 1.6 billion dollar profit while the WNBA runs at a 22 million dollar loss.

      Making a profit is, traditionally, a part of a professional sports league.