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According to the WNBPA, the agreement would drive up the average salary by 364%, the maximum salary up 460% and the minimum salary 309%.
MINNEAPOLIS -- It's no secret that WNBA players are paid significantly less than their NBA counterparts. The NBA generates far more revenue than the WNBA, and the NBA collective bargaining agreement (CBA) stipulates players receive 50 percent of revenue.
The Fever, led by Caitlin Clark, will have 41 of their 44 games on national television. The Aces and Liberty also have plenty of appearances.
Star players could earn supermax salaries starting at $1.4 million, and minimum salaries would increase to more than $300,000.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Players run up and down a basketball court in a converted concert hall preparing for their first full weekend of games with Athletes Unlimited. Nneka Ogwumike sits in a chair along the baseline as balls swish through the net above her.
NEW YORK -- Social activism is coming at a cost for WNBA players. The WNBA has fined the New York Liberty, Phoenix Mercury and Indiana Fever and their players for wearing black warm-up shirts in the wake of recent shootings by and against police officers.
The Women's National Basketball Association's viewership and attendance boomed during the 2024 season, as the league's popularity soared due to young stars like Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. In addition, WNBA game attendance hit its highest level in 22 ...
Welcome to the final edition of ESPN's WNBA Power Rankings before the league's nearly monthlong break for the All-Star Game and Paris Olympics. And there always seems to be a little bit of extra juice from players when there's an opportunity to take down ...