The WNBA is On Fire; Can it Sustain?

The WNBA is On Fire; Can it Sustain? Caitlin Clark & Angel Reese have WNBA Ratings at an all time high. Signup for Underdog Fantasy Here: play.underdogfantasy.com/p-th... CODE: THATSGOOD
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Rivalries are great, even if they are stoked by ESPN. The WNBA needs it to continue, and mimic the NFL with Patrick Mahomes & Josh Allen or more aptly maybe the Philip Rivers Jay Cutler Rivalry.
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[@blanew.2353]

“Is it sexist if I don’t go balls deep??” What a quote lmao

[@junior214223]

Number of times Brandon talked about you: Wnba: 1 Rockies: 0

[@wotanstag1512]

he did talk about the Rockies for a bit in the baseball losses vid

[@thatsgoodsports]

I never watch baseball lol

[@mrwetbutt]

@@thatsgoodsports wait theres people who actually stay awake to watch baseball? they dont just fall asleep?

[@logan_page]

@@thatsgoodsportsAs you shouldn’t.

[@peacebesteel8658]

@thatsgoodsports Apparently you have never watched basketball either. The veteran players of women's basketball is saying that the things getting pointed out about Katlyn has BEEN happening in women's basketball (FOULS INCLUDED). I used to watch women's basketball and compare it to the WWE in real life 😁. They would almost destory each other on the court and high 5 each other at the end. They have gotten better since the WNBA but the rough play has always been there. Like EA Sports, in was in their game.

[@BoondockGore]

Here is your "still haven't watched a single game" button

[@UghaBuhga]

Yup

[@swerve3031]

should add "And won't" to the end of that to make it the most accurate.

[@Nathanielhiggerson66]

Yet, people are still interested so nobody cares

[@jacked4080]

@@swerve3031why won’t you watch the wnba?

[@nopenope2550]

@@Nathanielhiggerson66 Nobody is interested.

[@BlakeChaos]

Magic Johnson went to Michigan State, not Michigan. DAMNIT PERNA!! 😂

[@fredb3400]

Spartan yes, wolfie no!

[@davidloflin3098]

Also, Bird went to Indiana State.

[@alanpeel1981]

And Bird went to Indiana State.

[@DatOneRadDad]

GO BLUE!

[@JimMcNutty]

Magic went balls deep in the WNBA back in the day

[@antb2340]

That lady flat out lied she did beat the record quicker than the other record holder

[@Mostillist]

we got a brandon perna wnba video before gta 6

[@jok3r906]

My bingo card must be broken lol

[@FBW83]

I knew i didn’t have to look far to find one of these comments

[@freaknature1774]

Npc ahh comment

[@theelike4302]

Clark getting hard checked and still playing is what got me watching. It's too funny seeing the wnba play harder than the nba.

[@EddieBuie-fk6gi]

Believe me she's not getting hard check yet.only one person will slow her down.just wait and you will see

[@tomjones2056]

NFL banned tackling and kick offs…

[@dark-boson3697]

She’s been put through so much ish, it’s wild to see!

[@mandelharvey3429]

Its the collisions now outlawed in the NFL. Like whenever hulk Hogan made pro wrestling cartoonish I started watching women's basketball in a similar time slot back in the late 80s. The WNBA has vintage Vincent Lombardi blocking and tackling. Nobody in the NFL wants to get fined for tackling. The WNBA there will be contact. I'm not the biggest Caitlin Clark fan, but I love Aaliyah Boston and they're like Larry Allen and Emmett Smith. Clark is getting way better at following Aaliyah Boston. The refs will never call a moving screen as long as it's entertaining. Clark will get bigger numbers without Boston but way more likely to win in a synergy. Reese is her team's only all-star. I hope Camilla Takes some of her numbers and get them more wins. Takes time to build a team. I enjoy watching these ladies play.

[@archiveacc3248]

Lol as a 100% casual soccer fan that's why I prefer watching women's national teams. They don't flop nearly as often or pathetically as the men do lmao

[@soulbeatzmajor]

I remember my starting wage was $15 an hour and I gradually got raised to $20 in less than 2 years but now new hires start at $18 an hour. I won’t hate the new hire for receiving a better starting wage because the ones before me that started at $12 hour didn’t hate me

[@ZhangtheGreat]

See, this is the type of attitude to adopt. Every time I hear someone mention that their first job only paid them "$2 an hour" so today's first-time workers need to stop complaining, I need to fight the urge to ask "and what are those $2 equal to when adjusted for inflation?"

[@tomjones2056]

That’s just financial illiteracy. Literally everything is more expensive now and the money is less valuable. Boomers just have to feel validated 😂

[@soulbeatzmajor]

@@ZhangtheGreat i haven’t calculated the inflation but in a way I can understand the frustrations with the current veterans making less than the rookies but unfortunately they were born at the wrong time

[@jsterdawg72]

Sure but you're missing the scale. Imagine youre making $15 and the next person doesnt get 20, but instead $150 an hour. You'd probably be pissed when you found out all you got out of it was going from 15 to 20

[@Jtforthr33]

Crazy you went for balls deep in wnba 😂😂

[@MattCatt09]

Of course he did… Brandon is a big fan of unattractive, manly women. 😝

[@silasdeane777]

@@Jtforthr33 a lot of the players wish they had em so 🤷🏻

[@eskewroberts7663]

That's foul ​@@silasdeane777 😭

[@bivdog]

Reese was also on tape CHEERING when that body check from Chennedy occurred. The jealousy and hate are REAL, but it’s only one sided 😂

[@anangrytexan2244]

Women can't STAND to see other women be successful. It's hilarious to watch the envy takeover during games.

[@tomjones2056]

Only white racists cheered for Larry Bird according to perna. Never the other way, couldn’t happen

[@jacob4189]

Winners focus on winning. Losers focus on winners.

[@YoBeandon]

@@evanwestendorf9667ur point makes no sense because Sue Bird and Breanna Stewart exist

[@justicebinder6544]

Exactly! Clark is their savior and they hate her

[@AlanMuccioli]

Brandon "I'm finally living up to the sports, plural, in my channel name" Perna

[@broncosfan99]

Talking about the Broncos takes so much energy, he's finally recovered just in time to be in pain once more

[@AlanMuccioli]

@@broncosfan99 As a fellow Broncos fan? Yeah, I know. It's energy draining.

[@samuelthestrong]

What? “That’s good Sport” is evolving! Congratulations! Your “that’s good sport” has evolved into “That’s good sports”!

[@Billylamar]

105k average salary is solid money. I’d be happy as shit. 100k for 4 to 5 months of work? Hell yeah.

[@Jordan-Ramses]

Women.

[@Billylamar]

@@Jordan-Ramses lol

[@Shavedlion97]

They could make the argument that they don't get paid enough, and I could say I make 40 Grand a year. Working over 200 days of the year

[@GenocideOwl]

While the season from first OTA to the 'chip is only five months, it is a full year long commitment when it comes to staying in shape both physically and mentally.

[@Billylamar]

@@GenocideOwl year long commitment of working out. Then you have 6 months of the off season. So you have plenty of time. Millions do that without making nearly that much. They’ll be making more now, but why would you make more than 105k average with bad attendance and viewership? They just seem entitled. Of course now the averages will go up thanks to Caitlin Clark became a huge brand in sports. All for them making more, but to act like they aren’t making a good money shows how out of touch they are. On a side note it’s cool seeing Aja Wilson now getting mainstream attention. Curious what the league will be like in 5 years. It’s exiting. Also curious what playoff viewership will look like of the Fever don’t make it.

[@woodrowgodshyne1654]

It's Caitlin Clark. That is all.

[@CammyCone]

Anytime u have bill maher with Charlemagne, u know that shits gonna be racist asf

[@uppertroupe]

I fucking miss Cameron Brink!!!!!

[@benweaver3267]

If the vets stop being jealous of all the rookies, the sky is the limit for the league

[@iraxks0341]

They’re women. Good luck

[@MrJCerqueira]

that's an issue in every league, just seems like the people in charge are going along with the hazing bs

[@LoFoSho]

@@iraxks0341guys get crazy jealous gtfoh!

[@iraxks0341]

@@LoFoSho it is in a woman’s nature to be jealous and envious of other woman. There have been studies that show chemically what occurs in a woman’s brain compared to a man’s brain. It is a hormonal reaction.

[@iraxks0341]

@@LoFoSho I’m not talking about your jealous ex-boyfriend here. I’m talking about a woman being jealous of the attention another woman gets. It’s the reason why every soap operas target audience is a woman. Women, biologically (hormonally), are more envious (gluttony).

[@ult_mpx]

"This is confusing. Is it sexist to go balls deep? Is it more sexist to not go balls deep? I mean, the line gets real... * unzip * blurry."

[@randombutrelevant1606]

People are interested in controversy, that is the main product of the WNBA

[@Bradleytosh]

The WNBA is relevant at the moment because of Clark.. The other players should embrace her and be thankful

[@saucyrossy3698]

Yeah. They should. But have you never met a woman?

[@GooseGumlizzard]

They’re racist

[@jayclue8581]

The word 'relevant' is doing a lot of lifting in that sentence.

[@hookseybaby]

Balls Deep into the WNBA with Brandon Perna before GTA 6 is wild stuff

[@jordanchartier4226]

I like how wnba players try to bully Caitlin Clark when they should be thanking her when the pay raise comes

[@taskdon769]

WNBA is just weird, Euroleague Women and some other foreign countries actually pay player better than WNBA because they actually do have attendance to support them. It is like WNBA doesn't care about basketball at all.

[@toledowizard]

But will they come?

[@rollerphone]

lol the bullying is what makes wnba now must-see-tv.

[@JacksonFitz]

I didnt ever pay attention to the wnba or womens basketball in general until a certain person named Caitlin Clark showed up,and I feel like I speak for lots of people when I say that

[@Nathanielhiggerson66]

@@JacksonFitz theyve done very well with marketing her. kudos to whoevers making those decisions

[@slipinslider]

Well ESPN has also been shoving it down your throat

[@mikeclark7026]

@@slipinslider BECAUSE she draws.

[@Ryan-wx1bi]

How does 16 points a game bring you to the sport?

[@mikeclark7026]

@@Ryan-wx1bi 16-6-7-1-1 probably does….

[@MatthewMS.]

High Flying Action!

[@michaelmiller1543]

Hold on a damn minute Magic Johnson went to Michigan St, gonna get cooked for that slip up.

[@jesserobinson20]

ESPN stoking racial tensions? Huh.

[@ty_wilkins]

No one holds women back like other women. The Caitlin Clark treatment has been highlighting that.

[@dhollongstreet4725]

One single person. Clark is the reason. When one of the other people take her out it will be over, yes they are going all out to remove Clark.

[@tod2450]

The WNBA is a pretty good product, especially during a time when there is almost nothing else to watch

[@faervas1234]

You want to see something really bad go back and watch the WNBA first years game. It was like watching a HS game in slow motion underwater. They had to add a shorter shot clock to make them play faster. It was a good time to sneak a nap. The WNBA has not been a great product to watch most of it's time it's been around.

[@jayclue8581]

If the WNBA players were any good, they'd be on a NBA team. The best WNBA player isn't good enough to even challenge for a 12th spot on the worst team in the best basketball league, the NBA.

[@kpNov23]

​@@jayclue8581no shxt einstein. It's called biology. No one is claiming they are. But shooting, that's a different story.

[@DD-sr9xm]

The irony is that Clark is brining eyeballs and eventually money to the league, so players should all appreciate her, but instead they all hate her and are targeting her. Yet that bad attitude and controversial approach is increasing interest in the WNBA even more.

[@mattcollins3958]

Yo, that's my dad holding the Larry Bird towel. I swear they show this clip as B roll anytime there's Bird highlights. I call my dad every time I see it and he's loving it

[@Klutch_V2]

I've been gambling on the WNBA and I've never had more fun watching sports. Most inconsistent league I've ever watched 😂

[@BeMuffinTop24]

I love all the turnovers and fouls

[@bignoob24]

​@@BeMuffinTop24 Best part of the league is the absolute chaos that will just randomly unfold on a possession.

[@DEC3TheWokeProject]

I've made 43 bets and I haven't seen any consistency, even in the top players. It makes no sense, how the fuck can't just 2 of you out of the 100 keep up pace.

[@BeMuffinTop24]

@DEC3TheWokeProject Sounds like a gambling addiction chasing your losses. You should call 1-800-GAMBLER. It's 100 percent confidential, 100 percent of the time.

[@Klutch_V2]

@benmuffler611 there were 13 turnovers by 1 team in the first half that I watched the other night 😂

[@VanessaDMusic]

Thanks for making a vid on this!! Great vid

[@johnnieclemons2921]

I played basketball all the way up to college. I never watch a full wnba game till Clark. She’s a very skilled rookie that’s going to change their league

[@JB-tl8rj]

Brandon Perna made a WNBA video, they've made it

[@flybirdsfly2091]

Good video brandon and yes the fire will continue

[@packerfan10]

I remember being in Vegas during that strange time of year when hardly anything to bet on. MLB all star game, no NBA, No NFL, no NHL, and having to resort to betting on a WNBA game.

[@ryanmahrenholz3944]

Brother that’s called an addiction 😂😂😂

[@benshihadeh8561]

say you have a gambling problem without saying you have a gambling problem.

[@DEC3TheWokeProject]

I've been there, and it hurts man. I haven't hit on 43 wanna bets but I won't watch it even if moneys on the line. I've never seen such a hot cold league in my life.

[@Torta--is--PLUR]

What was the over/under on 75 layups

[@tillitsdone]

At one time I worked in a Vegas sportsbook. People would bet on literally anything on those days. Cricket, CFL, Rugby, Foreign Hoops, crap they knew nothing about. Gotta have that action. Madness.

[@andyfessler8992]

Perna......you NEED DISC GOLF!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!!

[@michaelcornwall]

Okay so we have had a red stapler on the coffee table lately. And it always make me think of Milton and office space, so i just laughed extra hard 😂

[@reconsoldier135]

I don’t watch men’s basketball so I care even less about women’s basketball

[@delllaptop6958]

No.

[@dracowar6]

Perna out here telling us not to believe our lying eyes. Congrats on becoming a "real journalist".

[@colejameson7700]

The magic and bird comparison is an A+ take. Definitely the best comparison I’ve heard for the 2024 WNBA

[@johnlanning7243]

Maybe the NBA should stop subsidizing this shit and see if it can maintain itself…

[@Dalocklear73]

Sick video bro! Appreciate the content

[@44waxwings]

Of course Perna uploads the best video on the topic I've seen yet. There is no better sports KZbinr out there. This man made me love football again

[@daverichards9141]

All I know about the wnba is that Caitlin Clark is dominating and is viewed as a privileged racist for her skin color.

[@cohengamertv6548]

They forgo5 about the the facts Omg of the best players in history are black

[@HowieCarson]

“The next time I watch a wnba game will be the first time I watch a wnba game” Norm Macdonald

[@Billylamar]

I think they’ll retain the audience. The question is what will playoff viewership look like without Caitlin?

[@hokiemonproductions9558]

You get: The most level headed opinion piece of the WNBA However: it’s part of a series called “balls deep” Thanks Perna!

[@dyne313]

I don't even like watching the NBA.

[@715cool]

It's a phase and a fade. Just like with hiver boards it'll have its moment and quietly be in the background.

[@rogerdiz3520]

Whitlock and maher are in fact, master baiters...

[@PaulMcElligott]

I’m genuinely shocked Perna missed that joke. It’s right in his wheelhouse.

[@spicypickle2185]

The pat clip got me💀💀

[@Deiscimo]

Right in the beginning I felt like you was about to say Caitlyn Jenner lol

[@davidlaush180]

Was just at a game a few days ago and was impressed with the experience. Will try to attend more games in the future.

[@Rye-jl2fk]

I still haven't watched a single second of a live WNBA game.

[@Soma2710]

Weird story. I live in New Orleans, and we used to have a AAA baseball team: The Zephyrs, who actually came from Denver then moved here. I liked going to their games, I liked the atmosphere, the Shrine on Airline all of it. Triple A ball is kinda cool actually. You find weird guys to root for, ask for their autographs, they’re actually impressed usually. Then a new owner came in and changed the fucking name to The BabyCakes. The New Orleans BabyCakes. It was so stupid that I jumped naked wide in ironically. I bought the merch. The fucking mascot was a demon baby. I went to as many games as I could, and was getting as drunk as I could shouting shit like “THAT’S HOW TO PLAY BALL LIKE A CAKE MOTHERFUCKER!! THAT’S CAKES BASEBALL!!!” I swear to god if we had a WNBA team down here, I’d fully embrace it in the same way. Not as much ironically, bc mostly I was bitter about the change, but more like “I’VE NEVER GIVEN AS MUCH OF A SHIT ABOUT THIS AS I DO NOW, AND I’M JUMPING IN FULL FORCE!!”

[@AlbertoRoa38]

I gotta say Perna, I really appreciate you not being afraid to talk about race and how it plays into sports narratives. I think it creates interesting dynamics and you help make the topic not seem so volatile but just part of the story. Like how you bring up white cornerbacks and make jokes about it. We're all thinking some of these things but all too often the conversation turns into a race war instead of just a funny conversation on the reality of demographics in professional sports. So keep it up big dawg

[@chrisruston3920]

Did he just say Magic Johnson's out of Michigan? Did he seriously say that?

[@feedthemachine99]

Someone watched a lot of Max Headroom as a kid lol

[@tws2153]

Best part of the video when you meant he hasn’t watched it lol

[@bd1zzle]

“As it started to become a more *black* sport” 😂😂😂😂

[@theblackflame4002]

Let's face it, another reason for the WNBA pick up is...the country has a raging gambling addiction to the point they willwatch anything just to bet on it.

[@adamtaylor5274]

The WNBA does not sustain itself even at its newfound interest (which won't last). I'll acknowledge the WNBA when they're actually a stand alone league (if they ever do) the same way I acknowledge them now as an non self sustaining league. Magic went to Michigan St not Michigan, and Bird went to Indiana St. not Indiana. I'll

[@thequixoticangler3364]

The paralells between the NBA in the 70s / early 80s and the current WNBA are staggering. 1. The NBA in the 1970s was essentially a two team league. Boston and LA. Interest wasn't very high. That actually was a trend for the first 25 years of the league. By the late 70s, the lwague was old and boring. No new stars. This is the WNBA up til now almost exactly. 25 years of low interest revolving around 3 marketable teams: NY, CHI, PHX. 2. Like you said, The Magic Bird rivalry. CC and AR. This is the rivalry that defines the sport. 3. Look ahead. In 84, right in the middle of the rivalry, the Jordan Draft. 15 All Stars, 10 HOF. The 27 class is that for the WNBA. It's stacked. 3. The Nike effect. They just put the entire league on the map. The advertising it gets them is priceless. It's Bird vs Magic. They get that 27 draft right, its off to the races.

[@davestier6247]

"Let's ask the fan" -family guy absolutely murdering the wbna many years ago

[@Theonefortnitearmyguy]

NO, they don’t replicate stats, boring, only thing that is interesting is the drama that’s going on, they don’t need to get paid more, clearly cuz the WNBA will go bankrupt

[@jarodwhite3198]

"Dinkelberg" LMAOO

[@LounoirRecords]

clark is basically the only reason people watch the wnba and the other players hate her for the popularity of their league just brilliant, gotta love it

[@ToxicBottledOstrichNostrils]

Bill Burr need’s some love for this

[@jesscanady]

as long as people like you put it out there it will remain somewhat relevant

[@scharrsilicio]

15:17 Right in the nostalgia bone, that was a great game!

[@Doublee73]

As long as both your wife and the WNBA are ok with it, go as deep as you want!

[@bigpasty1582]

Wnba will fail if they don't embrace Clark, their true superstar rookie🤷‍♂️ without her nobody would watch

[@chefjed2897]

It CAN last… if the women can support each other instead of trying to put players down that are clearly bringing millions of eyes to the product. If they get out of their own way, it will be must-watch.

[@Chimidway88]

Perna pointing to his ring finger…..yet there’s no ring on his finger 🧐

[@_YourFlyIsOpen]

WNBA fell off a cliff once they couldn’t piggyback off the NBA anymore when the season wrapped up.

[@Whiskey61]

Ya, it already seems like its at least 50% down. When NFL training camp starts, they are toast.

[@andyjohnson3232]

I love this channel more than any other sports show.

[@beezer12]

Did not realize how tall Brit is.... Damn!

[@basicgreg612]

I started watching and betting on the WNBA because of Caitlin Clark.💯

[@blakej520]

Some really good points here but “We don’t have 12 girls in the WNBA better than Caitlin Clark” is a lie lol

[@nw4042]

Here is your "Yup, I watched at least a few games this season," button.

[@presidentresident]

Shows that the wnba's problem is simply poor marketing. Hype it and they will come

[@saucyrossy3698]

Their problem is that they are a bunch of entitled, subpar athletes that aren't enjoyable to watch.

[@OzymandiasWasRight]

I yelled at the screen 'Hey Seattle has an NBA te- oh. yea.' I gotta get over losing the Sonics. Ive been in denial for an unhealthy amount of time. Moment of respect for Magic and Bird. One of the best sports stories ever. Those two built the NBA.

[@vincentkariuki4227]

Come October/November you might be getting your Sonics back if Adam Slivers last press conference is anything to go by earlier this week...pretty sure if they are going to decide on expanding Seattle is a lock,Jeff Bezos might be the guy who brings an NBA team back to Seattle

[@BretAtwood]

Not only was Swopes' comment ridiculous, but flat out wrong. Clark only spent 4 years in college and was 22 when she graduated (not 25 like Swopes stated).

[@ignatiusjackson235]

Swoops ain't nothin' without Coops... Cynthia, that is... 😮

[@MarketScraper]

That's deep bro

[@adamhubbert8896]

Very bold decision by Genji to be killing minions while the entire enemy team is one screen away and low on health running for their lives.

[@dustinc6105]

I can't believe today I watched perna go balls deep in all of the wnba

[@HughsReviews]

WNBA = Will Never Be Awesome.

[@justicebinder6544]

Considering the internal hatred for Caitlin Clark, no. If they maintain that course of action they’ll fail as they’ve been trying to do for years.

[@williamsn411]

I still don’t care about the WNBA and I never will.

[@bruh-vp1fp]

Hopefully this is similar to when Magic, Bird, Jordan and other legends of the game came into the NBA and makes the popularity of the league go sky high. Personally though I feel like the game needs to become bigger than just North America its got to become big in Europe and Africa to see sustained growth.

[@JustNotEverybody_]

I mean, Plum was also left off the Olympic team after setting the scoring record in 4 years (which totally matters. Pts/yr matters!!)

[@JackieLegs12]

angel reese is so annoying

[@Ryan-wx1bi]

So... Clark averages 16 points a game? How exactly is she getting this much attention?

[@Zappbrannigan83]

I have always been a fan of these tall, powerful women.

[@jimmymccoy1184]

Nice to know Brandon makes grilled cheeses to watch the high flying wnba

[@daquandavis5498]

The in person attendance is key. The tv ratings aren’t as much of a flex as many think it is considering the numbers are reaching a “peak” that was already reached in the early 2000s.

[@ItSaBeastNerd]

If they stop complaining about and bullying their cash cow, it could at least be profitable.

[@taylorrobinson4909]

It will never be profitable.

[@Goldenblade14]

Caitlyn Clark can be full on tackled like a women's version of the NFL and she'll still hit the jumper. The WNBA's aversion to actual talent in their league is laughable.