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    1 year ago

    With all that being said… Between ticket sales, merch, etc. the NBA generates $10 billion in revenue per year.

    The WNBA generates $60 million a year at a $10 million dollar loss and has never turned a profit in 25 years.

    "2018, Adam Silver, Commissioner of the NBA, said that the WNBA had lost an average of $10 million per year for every year of its existence, including the posting of a $12 million loss in 2017. "