ruckus wrote:xAIRNESSx wrote:Awesome news. Another team for fans to complain about.
It is interesting how the popularity of the wnba suddenly grew in the last couple of years. It’s almost as if people felt pity/sympathy for the league.
Or, the basketball could be getting better.
There's been huge growth in girls picking up basketball since the WNBA was established. It was only a matter of time until girls training specifically for basketball from a young age started getting into the league and girls that traditionally gravitated to other sports/careers started looking at basketball as a legitimate career choice.
But yeah, let's go with pity.
It's a combination of things, including people putting their money where their mouth is in regards to supporting progressive causes. Ratings have basically doubled from 3 years ago.
Things changed after George Floyd.