The WNBA: Poised for a Breakthrough?

Edge of Sports

Dave Zirin / The Nation

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4.8 • 616 Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2019

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

This week we speak to Lyndsey D’Arcangelo of the Athletic WNBA and the Athletic Buffalo about the start of the WNBA season. We talk about the sport’s rising popularity, the ongoing labor fight, as well as give predictions on how this upcoming season will shake out.

We also have ‘Choice Words’ about the sketchy partnership between LeBron James and Walmart as well as a Just Stand Up Award for Allyson Felix and a Just Sit Down for Mark Emmert and the NCAA. All this and more on this week’s show!

Lyndsey D’Arcangelo

Twitter: @darcangel21

http://www.lyndseydarcangelo.com/

Zirin, LeBron James’s Partnership With Walmart Sparks Criticism

https://www.thenation.com/article/lebron-james-walmart-hunger/

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0:00.0	Well, the big thing for the players that are pushing is they want a higher percentage of revenue.
0:04.2	I don't, you know, I don't know off the top of my head and please, you know, double check this.
0:08.0	I believe that it's, you know, 20% or something like that.
0:12.4	And I think the NBA players get like 50%.
0:16.0	So it's not, so that's what people have to understand.
0:19.1	You know, the players want more revenue share.
0:22.5	You know, they understand that the lead doesn't make as much money as the NBA.
0:26.4	They understand the difference, the differential there.
0:29.5	So they're not just saying, you know, pull this money out of thin air and then give it to us.
0:34.0	Yeah. and give it to us.
0:47.1	Welcome to the Edge of Sports podcast.
0:48.1	I'm Dave Ziron.
0:50.6	This week we speak to Athletic Buffalo and Athletic WMBA journalist Lindsay Darkangelo about the upcoming WMBA season.
0:56.9	Also, I've got some choice words about LeBron James and his recent partnership with Walmart to fight hunger.
1:03.1	And I've got just stand up and just sit your ass down awards, both of which I think you'll find incredibly worthy this week.
1:12.3	But first, let's go to Lindsay Darkangelo.
1:20.0	Lindsay, how you doing?
1:21.2	You doing all right?
1:23.0	I am doing great.
1:25.3	Fantastic.
1:26.2	WMBA season getting started.
1:29.2	You pumped?
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