2024-02-23
26 分钟This is in conversation from Apple News.
I'm David Green filling in for Shamita Basu.
Today, the WNBA is building something and it's not just a female version of the NBA.
It's a really exciting time to be a fan of women's basketball.
From college to the pros, women ballers are on fire and fans are taking notice.
Goodness, a show stopping highlight.
Jonquill Jones muscling her way Inside.
Andrew Watkins, 51 and everybody else on the Trojan team.
16 points.
What a night.
This is incredible.
Sabrina Ionescu, the greatest performance we have ever seen in this contest.
Asia Wilson, looking for some space.
There it is.
The all time leading scorer in women's college basketball.
And for the first time in 21 years, the WNBA has a back to back champion.
This past year, the WNBA had its most watched regular season in more than two decades.
Viewership was up 27%.
And the league has never been more profitable, generating nearly $200 million in revenue.
That's roughly double what it brought in just a few years ago.