WNBA Spending $25 Million to Charter Flights 👀

The WNBA announced they will be spend $25 million to have charter flights for each team in the league. Is it possible that the Caitlin Clark effect is working this quickly!?
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[@jnkazee2526]

Definitely the CC effect. I wish the media would stop baiting for controversy to downplay the credit she deserves for elevating women's basketball, the hating needs to stop

[@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403]

The media is hating on Caitlin? Can you give an example?

[@commonsense3921]

What are you talking about????

[@bscoggs]

The whole league gonna LOVE CC for this!! Lol

[@Benjamin-pb6jo]

They’ll still be hatin…

[@jeffprentice629]

The WNBA has never made a profit are the words you were looking for.

[@anotherelvis]

They are about to sign a new media deal. That is why they can afford chartered flights.

[@jeffprentice629]

True, but is it going to go up by 35-40 million dollars a year? It’s currently 60 million.

[@Oneanddone14]

​​@@anotherelvisNo. It is 100 percent from the cash being generated by the ticket sales for the Fever and Caitlin this past month.

[@Oneanddone14]

Charter flights could NEVER be afforded in the past. The WNBA has lost money EVERY year. And the Fever alone have brought in 50 million in Home Game ticket revenue. In the WNBA coffers right now. It is the funds are there now. Nothing to do with being deserving or not. Wouldn't you do some research before your outrage makes you look uninformed and bratty? No sub.

[@Oneanddone14]

Underwritten by the new 50 million in Caitlin Cash from over 300,000 tickets already sold for FEVER home games.

[@theautoman22]

Maybe now all the other WNBA ladies will stop hating on Clark.

[@alsimon4722]

I wish.

[@americanidle76]

The CC haters should refuse the charter flights and fly commercial.

[@venicechris]

They won't ever stop hating

[@TexasMan77]

They’re not ladies.

[@thetimsalaproject]

WNBA may never made a profit but thats about to change now that CC is here.

[@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403]

I doubt it. Why? First off, all of the women complaining that WNBA players don't make enough money aren't actually watching sports, men are. And I can only speak for myself, but I watch basketball to see the impossible. The super human. I saw an IG clip the other day of a 6'5" 10 YEAR OLD dunking. Simply put, the women will never have the physicality of the men, or even young boys. I don't get excited to watch tall women, at best, do nice layups. It's just boring to watch. Maybe more women will watch now, but I seriously, SERIOUSLY doubt it.

[@JimbosliceLV]

Seems like they are projected to lose 50mil this season. The charter flights, bodyguards, and other expenses will net record losses? They usually only lose 10mil.

[@Unapologetically_Masculine]

This won’t last. Most of the WNBA women are not tall at all. In the airport, most people would not recognize WNBA players. We are talking about a league that has lost 10 million a year for the past 30 years. The WNBA can’t afford chartered flights. The tab is being paid by the NBA. To this point, nothing has changed!!! Let’s give it more time before we start acting like CC will change everything. Let’s see the next two NCAA women draft classes prior to crowning the WNBA.

[@aoht06]

CC is the WNBA’s MJ. Feels like it’s a big turning point in this leagues history

[@ChrisDavis-dt6xx]

I will watch every Fever game

[@hbt94r]

hell yeah! definitely looking forward to the opening night games. have a great week, rach! 💪💪

[@georgemclaughlin19]

The title of this video should be the NBA subsides $25 million dollar charter WNBA flights because we know that the WNBA IS BROKE AND THE NBA picks up their tabs

[@gualbertogarcia305]

These WNBA Players will STILL find a way to Complain about CAITLIN CLARK for getting The WNBA Teams Chartered Flights.

[@Defender78]

What about the team staff and assistant coaches and stuff like that, will they be flying along with the team or is the charter fights only for the players and will the team trainers, stat takers, techs, and coaches fly separately?

[@gualbertogarcia305]

@@Defender78 The Chartered Flights will have Everyone, that is needed with the WNBA Players, for preparation and the Games, to be on the Chartered Flights.

[@Saiputera]

This Channel fail to mention NBA still fund WNBA

[@DiegoRivera-ll8jy]

did you even watch

[@jays.raps43]

You were probably taking a leak😂🤣

[@Saiputera]

@@jays.raps43 😂😂

[@Saiputera]

@Jay-tq2zp pretty much

[@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403]

@@DiegoRivera-ll8jy What's the point of that question? Are you saying what Saiputera said is wrong?

[@robin5on]

opponents should play soft against her in order to not injure their most valuable league player rn

[@Theofficialgolfer]

Correction: The NBA didn’t just passively provide the majority of funding …they’ve provided all the funding. The WNBA has yet to turn a profit … The 25 million would have to come from the NBA, who subside 100%

[@ghsense2626]

This girl is very spoiled first class or business class in her contract smh

[@gphillimo]

She is the LeBron of the WNBA. The MOST popular player, even if there are other popular players. LeBron has made the NBA 10s of billions of dollars in his career. Caitlin will make the WNBA profitable. She will make the money for everybody in that league go into a whole other stratosphere. But people are angry at the coverage she gets. The biggest needle movers get the most coverage, period. That's why even though the NBA is in the 2nd round of the playoffs and LeBron is not playing, ALL the NBA talk shows on ESPN/Fox Sports and talk radio still spend half the episode talking about LeBron. All the NBA podcast talk about LeBron far more than any other player. So yes Steph Curry, Luka, Kyrie, Kawhi, Jokic ect are all popular players, but LeBron remains the MOST popular. He also has the most haters. Enter: Caitlin Clark. By far the most popular women's basketball player on the planet, and also has the most haters. She will be #1 in all star fan votes too, just like LeBron. Most of the Caitlin haters are new to basketball so they don't understand how this works. They think all the players are supposed to get equal promotion time, they're all supposed to get a shoe, and everybody is supposed to be just as famous as Caitlin. They are in for a rude awakening.

[@Iloveragatha]

Haha. Love that "uwian na" stick to you... Filipino pride 🇵🇭😂

[@80sruler]

I think you are very right and things are about to change

[@dylansousa5571]

Great video

[@porterwake3898]

You mean the NBA is spending 25 million. Make sure you write a thank you note to the guys.

[@eternamentearmonico3022]

I can not tune in because I do not have Disney Plus!

[@Samuelfish2k]

CC is like the Hulk Hogan of WNBA. She’s revolutionizing the sport.

[@LegendaryQuinn301]

Hi Rachel another amazing vid as always😊❤

[@mockingbirdex3450]

They deserve to fly with confort but someone has to pick up this tab.

[@B3GINNER]

Still....the majority of viewers are still only interested in Caitlin Clark. She gets chartered while the rest can ride Greyhound! Caitlin can pack an NFL stadium while Britney Griner can't even pack her weed properly.

[@User_xxCqvmQ]

💀

[@TravisGarnett]

@5:41 - 🗣#YES: Can't wait for the regular season to start‼

[@assassin415]

so you can lose hundreds of millions over the course of 30 years and still get given stuff man being a lady is hard

[@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403]

We shouldn't go down the path of saying, "man, being a lady is hard". First off, it is! In many parts of the world, being born a woman is straight up deadly. But I will agree that women seem to be willfully blind on this topic. The WNBA makes zero dollars. In fact, it's actually worse than that, because they lose money. I'm all for them getting chartered flights and the salaries that they do. But they have to realize that if the NBA didn't exist, neither would they. So it's up to them to figure out a way to generate revenue, not complain about them not getting stuff they "deserve".

[@prizmatic6632]

Deserve? If the league can afford it, sure. Maybe a better question is, would it better to give that $25 million to the players instead. 12 teams, a bit over $2 million per team, then divide further to the players. I mean, there is a nonstop complaint about how much they earn.

[@Benjamin-pb6jo]

It’s because they made money off of Caitlin… see how that works? If your league makes money, the can provide such luxuries

[@evanseekins517]

The sport requires dynamic athleticism and swag. If it's not compelling to watch we are just giving equal opportunity to something that can't hold it's own weight up. I hate to be that guy cause it sound like I'm bashing, but the women's game just kind of caps out as a novelty compared to the men's which is superhero type stuff. Rach is always fun to watch

[@kalawagisulan]

will the cc effect though translate to views to other games where she or her team is not playing?

[@fingerpickingood1900]

A lot f people don’t realize is the reason they can now do it is because Caitlin has already increased the league money by at least 3fold.

[@elgonwilliams7624]

I'm nowhere near as tall as some of these women, and I have trouble fitting into a coach seat on a plane. I have said that Airline CEOs should be required by law to ride in coach on their own plans at least once or twice a year. Not that it will ever happen, but that is the only way the service to the average flyer will ever improve. Generally, planes these days are flying busses except I think busses have more legroom.

[@jjmanning8621]

That's because you're delusional that League makes absolutely no money. The only reason it gets money is because of the NBA wake-up!!!

[@ChrisCarlin-is8wv]

The wnba brings in less than 10 million per year. Where does the funding come from?

[@jays.raps43]

First time on this channel. Did she say "Uwian na!"?🤔

[@anotherelvis]

The ESPN deserves some credit for helping the WNBA. They have told stories of Paige Bueckers and Caitlin Clark, so that we have learned their names. And they are about to sign a media deal, that will make the WNBA rich.

[@jays.raps43]

ESPN is just finally doing its job

[@fauxbro1983]

lol women always putting the cart before the horse. stadiums will still be empty for all teams not playing Indiana. lol

[@ChrisDavis-dt6xx]

Delta flys out of DFW airport

[@rocwitme9694]

It’s charity work

[@thelmaalmaden8131]

Rookies made it possible esp. CC... NBA will surely help WNBA. Im a Fever fan.

[@mikaltima]

They didn't do this for Diana Tyrannosaurus. Put the old head on a greyhound

[@Defender78]

Diana can have her own charter flight, but make it some old propeller planes from the early 1960s

[@ricardoa.aggabao8413]

good for WNBA …

[@richgarcia6040]

and then what happens next year when the hype dissipates just like every other 1st round pick for the last 25 years they are a horrible brand and run badly to me they just look like the nba players the wnba is lucky the nba pays for that league to stay open when your best player makes 76k a year and the las vegas coach makes 1mil that's a problem I don't watch because it's boreing to watch women dress like the men run around forever and shoot its just not pretty to watch sorry ladies!!

[@robertschneider1799]

Dear lady Rachel I agree with it it's about time is most likely a combination talking what they've been doing that speech Caitlin Clark made about that collage airport with a couple of guards Gardener well that just kind of force that League to do the right thing and it is time should have been done a long time ago I absolutely agree with you sweet lady ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@mormodog]

Its not ridiculous. The fact that WNBA lasted this long was due to a lot of sacrifice. These “influencers” are just out of touch.

[@jays.raps43]

"Ridiculous" means unbelivable in this context

[@chrisperez2777]

Indian fever🎉🎉🎉

[@abrahamh6106]

Why do you deserve business or first?

[@sanjivjhangiani3243]

Athletes would get cramped in coach, especially basketball players. The seats are just too crowded. The rest of us may not like flying coach, but we're not expected to play a game after landing.

[@jamespallo4400]

First world problems.

[@ChrisDavis-dt6xx]

You are Absolutely Gorgeous

[@weccion1422]

Iloveyou demata....

[@Samuelfish2k]

Caitlin should drop her Onlyfans now and launch the WNBA into the stratosphere! Lol

[@billiestevens318]

They’re not making money now they’re just that much further for making money for what security? Security from what? 10 year olds wanting autographs

[@kennymwalker]

the nfl player threatening cklark isnt 10,you need to crawl out from under your rock and catch up to reality, the media creep banned from covering the fevers games because of his comments when interviewing caitlin is not 10 yrs old..in fact your logic is the only thing that matches that of a 10 year old

[@jacksonebendick9592]

You're amazing

[@kingjasko]

how about wnba actually focus on turning a profit instead of being supported solely by NBA money? ah, right, not enough people care about women's basketball, just facts.

[@Rated_RMN]

How about coming to the realization with Caitlin Clark and the other draft picks sparking more interest in the league, as well as streaming platforms paying to stream their games, more revenue will come as the interest continues to grow.

[@kingjasko]

@@Rated_RMN give it a year or two, we'll see how it goes, 1 person cant carry a whole league/sport like that, i dont think

[@Rated_RMN]

@kingjasko No one expects her to. Caitlin has a following from college that will watch her in the WNBA. Those new eyes will also watch stars such as A'ja Wilson, Kelswy Plum, Chelsea Gray, Marina Mabrey, Sabrina Ionescu, Elena Delle Donne etc and they will enjoy watching those games along with Clark's games.

[@M21655]

​@@Rated_RMNIt won't be enough to turn a profit though

[@theautoman22]

@@Rated_RMN With woman like Clark and Sabrina Ionescu who brought a lot of attention to the league by her 3 point competition with Steph it's just going to add to their Hype and as others show their game hopefully the overall game of women's basketball can put out a good enough product to grow. Wasn't that long ago that the NBA was dying until two guys (Magic & Bird) helped make it one of the most popular sports in the world.

[@JoChi-zd4rd]

Well, Magic and Larry's era had to use commercial flights too. They entered he NBA when fighting inside the court is normal, that's why people are not really watching.

[@NeighborTom]

You are annoying. It's called a CBA. Do you have a CBA?

[@WP_3rd]

No one cares.