WNBA gamers despatched a message to the league with T-shirts they wore forward of the All-Star Sport on Saturday evening, however the scores for the sport didn’t precisely strengthen their stance.
Previous to the All-Star Sport at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind., Caitlin Clark and different gamers warmed up in shirts that mentioned “Pay us what you owe us” throughout the entrance. The message needed to do with the present state of collective bargaining settlement negotiations between the WNBA and WNBA Participant’s Affiliation.
Sadly for the gamers, the tv scores for the sport weren’t excellent. Ryan Glasspiegel of Entrance Workplace Sports activities reported on Tuesday that the WNBA All-Star Sport drew 2.19 million viewers on ABC, which was down roughly 36% from a yr in the past.
Final yr’s sport featured the WNBA All-Stars towards the Workforce USA squad that was making ready to compete within the Summer season Olympics in Paris.
