WNBA players made quite the statement during All-Star Weekend when they wore shirts that demanded an increase in pay. It has become a talking point this week, with people from both sides giving their opinion on the matter. Nick Wright of Fox Sports has apparently heard too much from one of the camps, and called them “losers” on an episode of his podcast on Tuesday.
Nick Wright Takes Issue With “Losers” Who Oppose WNBA Pay Raises
The pay discrepancy between the NBA and WNBA has been in the news plenty over the past couple of years. With the rise in popularity of the women’s game, the issue has become a more obvious one, and the players are doing what they can to bring attention to the facts.
This season, superstar Caitlin Clark is set to earn a total of just $78,000 for the entirety of the 2025 campaign. For comparison, Steph Curry, one of the NBA’s biggest superstars, will take home over $59 million. That breaks down to roughly $720,000 per game, nearly ten times the amount that Clark is paid over the course of an entire year.
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Wright takes issue with those who have taken issue with the WNBA players’ stance.
“The story is how many people are such utter losers. Nobody serious can actually think that Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers making 70-some grand a year is a proper payment for services rendered.”
He would go on to ask if there was any other capitalistic endeavor where someone of Caitlin Clark’s quality would make less than $80,000 per year. “And the answer is no,” Wright stated.
He’d finish his rant off with another shot at the people who are opposing the issue.
“It is just outrageous, the amount of people that were like ‘pipe down ladies, be happy’. So many losers, are just boot-licking management sellouts.”
There could be some kind of resolution on the horizon, but it may take a work stoppage to get anything done. The WNBA collective bargaining agreement is set to expire at the end of the current season, and talks between the league and player’s union haven’t exactly produced any real progress. There is an increased likelihood that there will be a lockout to start 2026, and player salaries are certainly at the forefront of the discussions.
