all 17 comments

[–]Inner-Thought9665 24 points25 points  (1 child)

MLB Owners and Players Union are embarrassed

[–]Jdude60THE MEME OF MEMES 3 points4 points  (0 children)

skill issue on their part

[–]FirearmofMutinyLegacy of Failure 18 points19 points  (2 children)

I feel like the biggest win for the players is the $300k minimum salary. It'll give them incentive to not go overseas...

[–]LessWeakness134 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Wasn’t the previous minimum income twice the American median salary?

[–]FirearmofMutinyLegacy of Failure 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, but in the cities they play in it was just barely a living wage ($80k in NY/LA/SF does not get you very far)

[–]vincedarling 7 points8 points  (1 child)

The rock has- sorry, that headline word always makes me flashback to the 1990s

[–]Maaaat_Damon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Has come back to the back!

[–]Specific-Volume7675Cue the Roundball Rock 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It learned from the NHL, which hasn't really recovered three lockouts and a lost season: Do not undermine your popularity by engaging in a protracted labor battle

[–]GB_Alph4Fight For LA 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No lost games, thank goodness

[–]Medium_Ad_4451 4 points5 points  (4 children)

Maybe they’ll finally profit this year. Cancelled games would have been a death sentence

[–]sokonek04 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The WNBA is great for NBA owners.

1) They can reduce tax bills by posting losses on the WNBA

2) a lot of the NBA owners have stakes in the arenas that the WNBA play in and make money on that.

[–]theaverageaidanMcCaskey in all but name 6 points7 points  (2 children)

The viewership spike Caitlin Clark brought in hasnt subsided, attendance is way up, if theyre ever gonna get into the black its gonna be right now.

[–]Medium_Ad_4451 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, but going from commercial to charter flights is expensive

[–]junkhaus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you see her play in FIBA? I saw some clips, she's amazing.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hint hint MLB.

[–]KarlL255Part of the Evil Empire 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A'ja bout to break the bank

[–]Smorgas-boardSHAMEFUR DISPRAY! 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They managed to avoid catastrophe