• whoreticulture
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    8 months ago

    76k is barely enough to get by in a lot of urban areas … this is a shameful compensation for one of the best players.

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      8 months ago

      I barely make 20k and would do a lot of things to nearly 4x my yearly income

      The problem is that the NBA pays way too fucking much

      • Tom_Hanx_Hail_Satan@lemmy.ca
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        8 months ago

        I always push back when I hear people say athletes get paid too much. The money’s on the table. It either goes to the owners, who likely inherent the team or are independently billionaires, or the players. The players are lucky to get 5 years to make as much money as possible, they deserve it way more than the owners.

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        8 months ago

        I’m not gay, but 20k is 20k. Agreed the extreme disparity between ownership and median player pay is out there, and the disparity against other leagues is off the wall.

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        8 months ago

        Neither you nor the WNBA players are being compensated fairly. Solidarity, man, don’t bring others down.