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'Pay Us What You Owe Us': Inside the WNBPA's Statement-Making All-Star Weekend
INDIANAPOLIS, JUL 23 – WNBA players showcased unity and urgency during All-Star Weekend, demanding improved revenue sharing amid stalled collective bargaining talks with the league, which lost $40 million last year.
- On July 19, 2025, the All-Star Game in Indianapolis drew over 16,000 fans, and players warmed up in T-shirts that read `Pay Us What You Owe Us`.
- Heading into the All-Star break, the union aimed to convene players Thursday for bargaining, with Napheesa Collier warning `We’re on a time crunch`.
- Despite an 11-year, $2.2 billion media rights deal, the league posted a $40 million loss last year.
- The weekend ended up being a gift disguised as a disaster, the WNBPA said, while a 72-hour Stud Budz livestream chronicled the All-Star action.
- With 100 days until the CBA expires on October 31, young stars like Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers are set to steer the league’s growth in the coming years.
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Mises Institute
Zero HedgeDo WNBA Players Really Want to Be Paid What They Are Owed?
At the recent WNBA All-Star game, players wore T-shirts with the message, “Pay us what you owe us.” If one uses the discounted marginal revenue product as a guide, the answer to their demand would be “zero.”
Aces And Fever Will Pour In Buckets
Aces vs. Fever, 7:00 ETI wrote about the WNBA All-Star Game this past weekend, but the problem is that all the great stuff was overshadowed by some t-shirts. I'm going to share my thoughts on the stance of the players wanting more money, and then I'll talk about the game, so feel free to skip over it. Two things can be correct: the women deserve more money, and they also have no real leg to stand on for the money. There is some talent, and there…
Conservative Review
The BlazeThe NBA’s ‘welfare league’ proven desperate, delusional, and dumb
In classic feminist fashion, WNBA players chose to wear shirts that read “pay us what we’re owed” as they took the court at their All-Star Game in Indianapolis.BlazeTV host Jason Whitlock of “Fearless” isn’t surprised, noting that after showing up in their shirts, they “immediately pivoted to playing the worst All-Star Game in the history of professional all-star games.”“They took the court in T-shirts. ‘Pay us what you owe us. We’re underpaid. …
The StudBudz stole All-Star weekend. Their success shows how far the league, and society, have come
MINNEAPOLIS — During WNBA All-Star weekend, the StudBudz became a cultural sensation. Lynx guards and best friends Courtney Williams and Natisha Hiedeman streamed the weekend live, capturing players both on the court and in the club. Their stream pulled in more than 300,000 views, sparked buzz on X, and led to merch collaborations with TOGETHXR and Playa Society.“We wanted people to have access to know our real, true, genuine selves,” Hiedeman s…
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