WNBA

The WNBA (Women's National Basketball League) is the professional level of women's basketball. It was developed in 1996 and play began in 1997. The league was a success, being played in the summer which was the time that had the least amount of professional sports being played, and being televised on three big name television stations (ESPN, NBC, and Lifetime), more than 50 million viewers tuned in to watch the games live. This shows that media, sports media specifically, is not only a male category. It was a big step for women to have this league created, and then proceed to have it be successful, and media made this possible. The video link shows that the WNBA is no joke, and it is just as intense as the NBA.





History of the WNBA