Time Out: The Case for Syncing NBA and WNBA Seasons

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By Nate Horwitz-Willis, James Robert Blair and Peter Titlebaum

It is time to move the WNBA to the traditional basketball season. The current scheduling practice treats women in sports as second-class citizens, a situation that has persisted in professional basketball since 1997. The NBA leveraged its sponsors to eliminate the WNBA's competitor, the American Basketball League (ABL). The ABL, which began in 1996 and featured arguably more skilled players, followed the traditional basketball season from late fall to early spring, matching the men's schedule. However, it was forced to fold when it could not compete with the NBA-backed WNBA.

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