Many WNBA players opt to play overseas to supplement their incomes. Of the league's 144 players, 67 are in Australia, Turkey, Italy and about a half-dozen other countries.
in Russia. Yet nearly half of her WNBA peers opted to compete abroad this winter to supplement their incomes.war with Ukraine
Griner, an All-Star with the Phoenix Mercury and a two-time Olympic gold medalist, was detained following her arrest at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport in February on drug possession charges while returning to Russia to play for her overseas team. She was convicted and sentenced to nine years in prison in Russia Griner has not spoken publicly nor announced announced her career plans since she was freed. But by the WNBA, the Mercury and USA Basketball.
But there's no denying that the disparity in pay between professional men's basketball players and professional women's basketball players — Griner included — is still vast. The top salaries for WNBA players are much less than the minimum salary of about $953,000 for NBA players for various reasons, primarily the difference in profit margins and media rights., and the league has a $24 billion, nine-year television deal.
“You want to have a better lifestyle, a better off-the-court experience, and just continue to appreciate other countries,” she told The Associated Press during the FIBA World Cup in September.
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