πŸ§”πŸΌβ€β™‚οΈ"No one watches women's sports! If the little girls want to earn as much as manly men, they should get their numbers up! That's just like, economics man!"

But also...

Women's basketball viewership is growing faster than men's basketball, and the most viewed women's game on ESPN this year has *higher* viewership than the most viewed men's basketball game.

https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/breaking-the-news/womens-college-basketball-sees-higher-tv-ratings-than-nba-women-sports-leaders-arent-surprised/89-e3591e0c-62bb-4e48-b96a-7c83fa60b4c7

All the excuses are falling away. Just like we said that they would.

πŸ§”πŸΌβ€β™‚οΈ"Well, pro basketball is about dunks! Very few women can dunk! If we lowered the rims, more people would watch women's basketball!"

πŸ€¦πŸΏβ€β™‚οΈNo. We just covered that more people are watching women's basketball anyway.

And the highest paid NBA player, who also just signed the biggest NBA player endorsement deal in history, is Steph Curry. Steph rarely dunks.πŸ€·πŸΏβ€β™‚οΈ

Just watch the South Carolina vs Iowa highlights. Caitlin Clark is a generational talent. NBA players are fans.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tfh_CFs4jUk

Iowa Hawkeyes vs. South Carolina Gamecocks | NCAA Women's Final Four | Full Game Highlights

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@mekkaokereke on related/unrelated note, am I reading too much into the fact that NYT has been raving and writing about Caitlin Clark and very little about players from South Carolina or even the winners LSU until now?

@khadersyed

Nope. Not reading too much into it.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=queQa1uMq8I&t=39s

And it's another missed opportunity. They would make *more* money if they focused more on the Black women in the NCAA and WNBA. The racial bias costs them money. In a way, they *pay* to do this.

Paige Bueckers With A Powerful Speech at the ESPY's

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