Can the WNBA succeed in Canada?
Sports Media with Richard Deitsch
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4.5 ā¢ 757 Ratings
šļø 28 May 2024
ā±ļø 53 minutes
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Summary
EpisodeĀ 401 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features CBC Sports senior contributorĀ Shireen Ahmed and Toronto Star NBA columnist and reporter Doug Smith.Ā In this podcast we discussĀ Toronto beingĀ granted an expansion franchise with the WNBA; our impressions of the franchiseās initial press conference; whether the WNBA can succeed in Toronto and how that can be done; Shireen breaking the story of the league coming to Canada; how the team will be covered and where the sports media ecosystem in Canada is for it; whether the Raptors will be involved in any structural way; what the next two years should look like for the franchise; how WNBA players would feel about playing in another country; the 2027 WNBA Draft and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and more.
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