22. Overseas, Overworked, And Over It with Natalie Weiner
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English - September 30, 2021 09:00 - 36 minutes - ★★★★ - 930 ratingsBasketball Sports Society & Culture basketball pop culture haley o'shaughnessy jordan ligons nba Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
For some WNBA players, being eliminated in the playoffs means immediately starting the season all over again -- this time, with an international team overseas. Why are international leagues able to pay the women more? Is the W putting players in an impossible position? Journalist Natalie Weiner returns to the show to explore the money disparities that cause WNBA players to play abroad during their offseason, and how the additional workload affects their health and durability.
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For some WNBA players, being eliminated in the playoffs means immediately starting the season all over again -- this time, with an international team overseas. Why are international leagues able to pay the women more? Is the W putting players in an impossible position? Journalist Natalie Weiner returns to the show to explore the money disparities that cause WNBA players to play abroad during their offseason, and how the additional workload affects their health and durability.
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