Basketball Intelligence For 10/19/24

The WNBA breaks records but loses bucks, DeMar gets deep, and more

Oct 19, 2024

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WNBA NEWS

WNBA will lose $40 million this season and its NBA investors are growing impatient
Josh Hosman & Brian Lewis, New York Post

That means when Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob last year agreed to pay a $50 million expansion fee over 10 years to launch a WNBA team, and Raptors minority owner Larry Tanenbaum this year paid $115 million for a Toronto team and a new practice center none of the proceeds went to the NBA owners.

Inside the WNBA’s Big, Bold, Record-Breaking Year
Rachel Bachman, The Wall Street Journal

Winners and losers of WNBA Finals Game 4: Lynx and Liberty set for winner-take-all showdown
Lindsay Schnell, USA Today