Following an admittedly popular (at least by prior results) women’s Final Four tournament, the Women’s National Basketball Association held its amateur draft this week. There was heightened interest in this year’s selection process (again, a subjective measurement), as star Caitlin Clark was the expected first overall pick. As Clark has displayed nothing but class in her career, the activist set in the media had to make news about her fortunes – or, more specifically, her lack of a fortune.
There has been no shortage of headlines and social media upheaval about the massive pay disparity between what the men are paid in the NBA and the salaries of the ladies in the WNBA. As Mike Miller covered, this is a result of selective economic ignorance, because the NBA delivers massive fortunes for the owners, and the players are paid accordingly. The gals, meanwhile, bring in far…
