{"id":1111950,"date":"2020-03-06T16:32:14","date_gmt":"2020-03-06T21:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1111950"},"modified":"2020-08-19T18:13:08","modified_gmt":"2020-08-19T22:13:08","slug":"does-the-nba-own-the-wnba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/does-the-nba-own-the-wnba\/","title":{"rendered":"Does the NBA Own the WNBA?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
From a branding perspective, the NBA and<\/a> the WNBA, are clearly intentionally associated. But what is the actual nature of the business arrangement between the two organizations?<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is a question sports fans are increasingly asking, as the WNBA continues to generate headlines in recent months. The late Kobe Bryant<\/a> spent his final years aggressively promoting the league. And a controversy over player compensation, which many NBA stars voiced support for, opened up more questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Is the NBA responsible for paying WNBA players? Or is the WNBA an independent spinoff? Let's dig into the creation of the strongest women's basketball league on earth<\/a> to find out.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe disappointment that encouraged the NBA to establish the WNBA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n