What is WNBA?

WNBA is a women's national basketball association. The WNBA was founded on April 24, 1996 and led by President Valerie Ackerman, became one of the most watched female sports leagues in the country. Sheryl Swopes was the first player signed for the 1997 opening season. Nothablebles Lisa Leslie, Rebecca Lobo and Cynthia Cooper were among the first season players. Olympians and university basketball players were accepted to compete. During its initial season, WNBA played its game in the summer, when there was a smaller rating of competition from other sports. Live games were broadcast in three networks: Lifetime, ESPN and NBC. The first, New York against Los Angeles, was played on June 27, 1997. Games were considered as an assessment of success.

Wnba has grown from its original ten teams to fourteen playing in 2008. Cities represented by WNBA teams in 2008 include Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Phoenix, Washington, D.C., Sacramento, San Antonio, Seattle, Chicago and Detroit. Connecticut, Indiana andMinnesota is also home to WNBA teams. The league is united under his official slogan: "We got on," reference to the concept that it is a woman's turn, that she has her own professional basketball league.

Despite progress towards equality in the sport that WNBA presents, even the most popular and experienced players make significantly less money than their male counterparts. In 2008, the maximum salary for WNBA players was $ 87,000 USD (USD). In the same year, the minimum salary for NBA players was $ 412,718.

Wnba and its players participate in many charity and field programs, including initiatives supporting reading, breast health and youth sport. WNBA supports reading through its reading to achieve a program dedicated to thousands of books reading events and book fairs. Junior WNBA supports sports teams for girls across the country.