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Here’s a fun thought experiment: Let’s pretend that on October 7, 2023, Israel hosted some kind of event that was like catnip to the glamorous superstars of the WNBA. That’s the sports league that’s home to such world-renowned celebrities as Caitlin Clark and, uh, many, many other players who are also very good (I guess).
Areyouimaginingit?Super.Perhapsthey’reinIsraelbecausethisparticulareventhappenstoalignwiththeirliberalvalues.Maybeit’ssomethingLGBTQ+ish.(Or,cough,pro-cannabis.AndImeanthatliterally:cough.)Oritcouldjustbeanotheroneofthosecrass,under-the-tablemoneygrabsbyWNBA“superstars”wheretheyventureoverseasandmakeboatloadsofcash…inveryshortamountsoftime…indealsthatsuresoundshadyashell.
Asanaside:Wouldn’tyoulovetolearnmoreaboutthefinancialmodeloftheseRussianbasketballleagues?Isn’titweirdhowRussiacanaffordtopayAmericanwomensomuchmoney?Americainventedthesport;ourfanbaseislarger;andyet,theWNBAstillstrugglesforeyeballsandrelevancy.Butsomehow,it’smoreprofitableplayinginRussia,ofallplaces?Howodd.
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