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The league will use charter flights for all of its Finals games this year, increase bonus-pool money for the playoffs and move to 40 games in the next season, according to the commissioner.
Getting Phoenix Mercury centerBrittney Griner home from Russia, where she has been held on drug charges since February, is her biggest priority. The players talked about her a lot throughout the weekend, and wore her number on the back of their shirts. He was an All-Star starter.
We're thinking of the girl. She is with us all the time.
The US Supreme Court's recent decision on abortion may affect the future of the league.
Travel remains a concern for the league's players and coaches, as evidenced by the move to charter for the finals. It was a major issue in the news conference of the All-Star team.
In her first year as commissioner, she secured charter flights for teams that had to cross multiple time zones in order to get to their next game. There was no travel for the 2020 playoffs as the season was held in Florida because of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
The bonus pool for the playoffs will increase to $500,000, which will double the amount of money given to the winner.
The decision to go to Finals charter was discussed with the players' union, and the bonus-pool expansion was also considered.
She said that the regular season should be increased to 40 games. This is the most games the league has ever played in a single season.
According to the most recent collective bargaining agreement signed in 2020, there is a maximum of 44 games. Every other year there are challenges with the Summer Olympics or the Women's Basketball World Cup that affect the schedule of the WNBA. It's possible the league won't be able to stay at 40 games each year.
Australia will host the World Cup in September. 40 games will be easier to accommodate next year since neither of those events are happening.
The Supreme Court's Dobbs decision could affect which cities the WNBA might consider adding, as well as how she hopes to increase the league's 12 teams.
"Obviously, we continue to advocate for gender and health equity, particularly in communities of color, and access and reproductive health care." We will continue to advocate for women's rights. We will look at those things when we're in a city.
It is a top priority for the business.
There is a lot of change happening in the media landscape. The right package is needed for the WNBA. We need to make it simpler for fans to watch our games.
The number of games on national platforms this year is a new record for the WNBA. Our fans get frustrated when they don't find those games.
Fans were not allowed to watch the All-Star skills challenge in person. Wintrust Arena, where the Sunday game was held and the normal home of the Chicago Sky was located, was not available Saturday, so the events took place across the street at McCormick Place.
They were able to see a big screen outside.
The goal is for the All-Star Game location to be announced earlier, and for fans to have more say in it. Chicago will host this year's game in late April, according to the league.
The location of next year's All-Star game will be announced soon. We won't announce it today. We are not in a position at the moment. In order to find out who would host it over the next three years, we went to all of our teams. It was the first time we asked for it.
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