WNBA Breaks All-Time Attendance Record

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The Spin

Left narrative

The WNBA's attendance boom exposes a glaring contradiction. Its soaring popularity, thanks to rising stars like Caitlin Clark, hasn't translated into fair pay. Players are still treated as secondary despite generating massive audiences — proof that the wage gap isn't about demand, but entrenched discrimination.

The New York Times

Right narrative

While players like Caitlin Clark have undeniably boosted WNBA popularity, the league undercuts itself by leaning on divisive DEI politics and misleading statements on pay gap claims. Fans want basketball, not woke theatrics. Until it embraces Clark's no-nonsense model and builds a business on merit and market growth, revenue will stall.

American Thinker