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Why Everyone Started Paying Attention to the WNBA - The Assignment with Audie Cornish

Why Everyone Started Paying Attention to the WNBA - The Assignment with Audie Cornish

Update: 2025-10-16
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The WNBA just wrapped its most-watched season in history, with soaring team valuations and unprecedented public interest. But the league is preparing for possible labor tension as players push for greater revenue sharing and ask who really benefits from its success. Audie turns to CNN contributor and host of Naked Sports, Cari Champion, to talk about what the next era of the WNBA could look like: the economics of the game and how a new competitor could redefine ownership, competition, and opportunity for female athletes. 

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Why Everyone Started Paying Attention to the WNBA - The Assignment with Audie Cornish

Why Everyone Started Paying Attention to the WNBA - The Assignment with Audie Cornish