LeBron James made it once again NBA in the headlines and unexpectedly this time because of his salary. As always, the King unfortunately draws all the unwanted attention to his name and is criticized by millions of people around the world. But he still has to live with that as he is the face of the league and, as we all know, “The Chosen One”. LeBron James’ contract is currently being compared to the entire contract WNBA because there’s a wild gap between the two numbers and fans don’t act on it as they start an online war while expressing their opinions on the pay gap.
LeBron James alone earned $37 million and more last year. He only made $12 million when the entire WNBA combined. So, despite efforts to put female athletes on the same level as men, it’s fair to say that the World of Sports is still unaware of the concept of Equal Pay. LeBron James’ salary last season was more than triple what the entire WNBA received. But to be honest, Bron has nothing to do with comparison or even conversation. She made headlines just for being the face of the league.
But there are stars and superstars in the NBA who make more money each year than LeBron James. Some of these names include Stephen Curry, Russell Westbrook, James Harden, John Wall and Kevin Durant. Many of these players take a purse from $40 million to $47 million. The highest paid WNBA star is Jewell Lloyd, who earns an average of $231,515 per season. Seattle Storm on a two-year contract of $463,030)). If this amount is compared to the NBA, it would be a great disrespect to the WNBA. The senior minimum contract in the NBA is listed at $1.81 million.
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Fans only react to pay gap between WNBA and LeBron James
A chart showing the huge pay gap between LeBron James and the entire WNBA is everywhere on the internet. There are thousands of reactions to suggest for this. Reacting to this, fans oppose each other for demanding equal pay for female athletes. Some dismiss it because they bring the issue of income into the conversation and argue that the NBA is much better and more fun than the WNBA. Here are some of such reactions posted by fans arguing online about the unequal pay gap between male and female athletes:
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