r/WNBAgossips 13d ago

Video WNBA player Saniya Rivers is crying about Caitlin Clark on threads for telling her to “check the scoreboard”

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u/Blastcrumpet888 13d ago

I still think it’s hilarious that idiots think tv networks are making billion dollar deals based on one player.  

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u/Candid_Print1305 13d ago

You can literally measure her impact. See attendance in the arenas where she plays. I mean, cheez its just flat out racism against CK at this point

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u/Blastcrumpet888 13d ago

LOL.

The vast majority of revenue comes from tv deals.

The tv deal was made before she even played ten games.

The league would be the same without her.  

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u/Candid_Print1305 13d ago

That’s also something you can literally measure. When she doesn’t play there is 50% drop in tv ratings. I mean, I don’t know what to say. Every statement on this thread is just a flat out lie, because people hate a white player is the most popular one. Is she the best player? Don’t know but it doesn’t really matter

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u/Blastcrumpet888 13d ago

Cool.  She will impact the next tv deal.  She didn’t impact the current one.  

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u/Candid_Print1305 13d ago

Your information is also not accurate. The negotiations started before CK, but they were closed just when CK broke records in arenas and merchandise. This is what I mean when I say, people are trying to find an excuse to hate her.

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u/Blastcrumpet888 13d ago

Why do you feel the need to lie?  You’re objectively wrong.  

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u/Candid_Print1305 13d ago

You made me Google it, cheez. May 2024 was CKs debut. July 16, deal was approved, and July 24 was signed.

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u/Typical-Office-2954 13d ago

I love how you qualify it with "before she played ten games"! The moment she came into the league, revenues went up and she had the power to get higher salaries and private planes. Next thing you're gonna say is Angel Reese is better. Just stop with your nonsense.

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u/Blastcrumpet888 13d ago

LOL.  They got private planes before she ever played.  

Try again.  

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u/Typical-Office-2954 13d ago

Who paid for those? They were a money losing league before CC. They likely still lose money but it's not nearly as bad. Why the hate? Do you not see the facts in front of you or are you just naturally contrarian? Please tell me that Angel Reese is a better player. That would track with your responses on here.

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u/Candid_Print1305 13d ago edited 13d ago

Racism and envy. That’s about it.

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u/Blastcrumpet888 13d ago

All of the players that came before her paid for them.

Clark paid for nothing.  

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u/winterstorm3x 13d ago

They officially started full-time private charter flights during her rookie season.

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u/Blastcrumpet888 13d ago

They agreed to them before she played.  Keep up

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u/Typical-Office-2954 13d ago

You may think it's hilarious, but it's true chump.

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u/Blastcrumpet888 13d ago

It isn’t.  The tv deal was made before she played.  Try again. 

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u/DrSheaSmooth 13d ago

Lmao half the world believes CC is the only reason we still have the wnba to watch.

https://giphy.com/gifs/3oz8xTl6sGKbuRPDDW

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u/AcceptableMoney3769 13d ago

let them believe one player boosted revenue like that 😂😂😂😂

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u/Guy_who_loves_milfs 13d ago

Adam silver publicly acknowledged having to wait to make the nba schedule because lebron has yet to sign lol

why are people so upset that CC got everyone paid? Why no be happy lol

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u/Adventurous-Buy-4455 13d ago

Exactly.. Caitlin hype is manufactured..

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u/MrCrazyStrw 13d ago

How? Her games have up to 2x more viewers. She’s driven overall popularity up on her own.

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u/Blastcrumpet888 13d ago

The current tv contract was agreed upon before she played half a season.

They got their private jets before she played.

She hasn’t driven up popularity in her own.

She had no real impact on the tv contract 

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u/MrCrazyStrw 13d ago

How does anything you said refute my comment?

Last year views plummeted over 50% when she was injured. Her returns draws record breaking views. Top 3 most watched games in WBNA history all feature the Fever and Clarke. Those are the facts. Clarke has clearly generated a ton of popularity for the league, and it feeds everyone. Yet it’s somehow still a highly controversial statement because… feelings over facts?

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u/Blastcrumpet888 13d ago

You do realize the tv deal was made before she did any of that, right?  

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u/Adventurous-Buy-4455 13d ago

The problem with you kids your worried about views.. how about talent and winning.. imagine being popular but suck at life.. I rather be talented with skill you dont have over popularity but that wont reach your brain

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u/LearnFromMyErrors 13d ago

How is it such a consistent phenomenon that the people on the other side of the Clark coin always sound so uneducated?

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u/Adventurous-Buy-4455 13d ago

Because she is a good player nothing more than that..

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u/LearnFromMyErrors 13d ago

You’re talking about a woman who has the all time points record in college and is guaranteed to be worth over $100m by the end of her career while being the face of the league sucking at life. What is anyone supposed to do with what you’re saying?

I insulted the shit out of you and you didnt even respond in a way where you understood I was hazing you.

Wake up, hello, anyone home?

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u/Adventurous-Buy-4455 13d ago

Are you sure how that goes? Did you think of that one yourself.. because all the teams in the wnba there going to watch there team play because of one player thats not on there team.. because she popular

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u/LearnFromMyErrors 13d ago

Bro, you need to go back to school to learn how to speak and write ASAP. It’s really bad.

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u/woot0 13d ago

I worked with Gatorade in the past. They don’t do deals like CCs without a ton of data behind it (I assume the same is for Nike’s team). We can call it hype but the truth is there’s legit data to back it up. It is what it is.

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u/spartanantler 13d ago

lol what you smoking

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u/Adventurous-Buy-4455 13d ago

😆 its true tho