

The WNBA Compensation Debate: Both Sides Have a Point — And That’s Exactly the Issue
There’s a knee-jerk reaction many people have when they hear that WNBA players want higher pay. They scoff. They quote profit margins. They cite low attendance numbers from five years ago. They say the league “loses money.” And for many years, that was true. The WNBA wasn’t a profitable enterprise — not by traditional P&L standards. But that’s not the full story. In fact, it’s not even the right metric anymore.