Why is the WNBA so hot right now?

World Changing Ideas

May 15, 202458:33Business

The WNBA’s 2024 season comes on the heels of a recent groundswell of interest in women’s basketball. Last year was the WNBA’s most-watched regular season in over two decades and the recently wrapped NCAA tournament has b...

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