Dylan Gwinn – 22 Jul 2025 – Breitbart
My cmnt: The WNBA players are completely out of touch with reality. They lose $50 million a year, they’ve been subsidized by the men for their entire existence, they are a DEI sport paid for by the NBA, without Caitlin Clark they would have less viewers and fans than the farm report on PBS – yet they have the ovaries to walk around demanding that they be paid what they are worth! If that were to happen they would OWE money to the owners and the NBA.
It’s news that will shock no one: but last weekend’s WNBA All-Star Game, which did not include Caitlin Clark, was a dismal ratings failure.
Players took to the court for warm-ups in T-shirts that read, “Pay us what you owe us.” A part of the players’ campaign for pay raises as they work to negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the league.
However, unfortunately for the players, only a relatively small audience saw their shirts because only a relatively small audience watched the game.
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What could cause such a monstrous drop in ratings from last year? Well, it could have something to do with Caitlin Clark, the biggest star in the game, not playing in the game. Clark suffered a groin injury the week of the game and sat out to heal.
Oh sure, Clark was at the game. She was a team captain. But again, she did not play in the game.
“I’m so excited for Indy to host WNBA All-Star this weekend. … I know this will be the best All-Star yet,” Clark said in a statement announcing that she would not play. “I am incredibly sad and disappointed to say I can’t participate in the 3-Point Contest or the All-Star Game. I have to rest my body. I will still be at Gainbridge Fieldhouse for all the action and I’m looking forward to helping Sandy [Brondello] coach our team to a win.”
Not only did the ratings take a nose dive without Clark. Ticket prices crashed immediately after it was learned that she would not play.
“The get-in price for the WNBA All-Star Game in Indianapolis has dropped 48% — from $121 to just $64 — after news broke that Caitlin Clark won’t be playing,” according to TickPick.
ESPN attempted to make the numbers look better by comparing them to the 2023 All-Star Game, before Caitlin Clark entered the league.
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Clark is expected to return from her injury within the week.
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