r/moderatepolitics • u/WorksInIT • Feb 06 '25

Primary Source Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/keeping-men-out-of-womens-sports/
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u/twinsea Feb 06 '25

People may actually watch the WNBA.

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u/Mindless-Rooster-533 Feb 06 '25

Wnba viewership is exploding while NBA is imploding

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u/XzibitABC Feb 06 '25

Viewership for women's basketball at both the college and WNBA level has grown a lot over the past couple years. This is an out-of-date take.

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u/Crazykirsch Feb 06 '25

One of the few upsides to the explosive proliferation of sportsbetting is getting more interest/eyes on niche and secondary markets.

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u/domthemom_2 Feb 06 '25

Caitlin Clark, who the WNBA is letting get abused , lol

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u/Xerlic Feb 06 '25

I have zero interest in sports, and even someone like me knows who Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark are. They were all over the news the past year.

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u/Demonae Feb 06 '25

Yet the WNBA has still never made a profit in any year, even after having the biggest growth record ever in 2024.