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Caitlin Clark's reward for a record-smashing NCAA career: A $76,000 WNBA salary
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hey I caught this on ABC the same parent company of ESPN
this post was submitted on 07 Apr 2024
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I didn't say that anyone else didn't deserve more money.
I'm curious now what Ice Cube was offering her to join his league
I thought it was more than she'd make in her career.
The world will be just fine when we stop worshiping athletes. Hopefully this news turns more people off to it.
It's up to us to keep watching the WNBA to keep their salaries raising
That's a good paying job straight out of college. Man, I wish I had a job like that first thing. She worked hard and I wish her well. Dang......76K.....just dang.
Cue useful idiots saying she doesn't make enough money for... checks notes playing sports.
You know there are doctors who make less than her?
In fact, there are countless people who work harder than her for less while actually doing something useful to society.
Well yeah sure, but these quote unquote useful idiots aren't so much complaining about the absolute dollar number, but about the discrepancy in salary with her male counterparts. I for one would be more than OK with male athletes taking pay cuts to drop to her salary level.
I for one would be more than OK with male athletes taking pay cuts to drop to her salary level.
You are in the minority.
The vast majority of useful idiots will say she should make more money despite everyone who works harder than her for less.
The vast majority of useful idiots will say she should make more money despite everyone who works harder than her for less.
I'm sure you have some awesome stats to back up that claim.
It's not about how much she makes, it's about the disparity in pay between men and women doing the same thing. Her making $76k for playing sports wouldn't be a callout if LeBron (or whomever) were also making $76k.
They're not "doing the same" thing, though.
Playing in the WNBA is not the same as playing as in the NBA.
While it's fair to consider the pay disparity between men and women, you have to take it with a grain of salt. The NBA makes so much more money than the WNBA it would be crazy to think WNBA players should be paid the same when one product clearly generates more money than the other product.
i think the NBA runs WNBA at a loss too
Careful with rational thinking...
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