Man, these WNBA players need to start keeping it real. They’re talking about sitting out after what was their most successful season ever. But let’s put this into perspective—the NBA’s media deal brings in about $230 million per team every year, while the WNBA’s deal only gets $15 million per team. Yeah, that sounds unfair, but when you break it down, it’s a business issue, not a men-versus-women issue.

Look at the revenue: The NBA just made $11 billion this past season. The WNBA? $200 million. That’s not even close. You can’t expect the same kind of media deals, salaries, or resources when the leagues aren’t on the same level financially. This isn’t about gender; it’s about business size. It’s Google vs. Firefox—one is a global powerhouse, the other is still trying to carve out space.

So, these WNBA players talking about sitting out? That’s nonsense. The NBA has been around for 80 years. The WNBA? Less than 30. And right now, there are only 12 WNBA teams, with a couple more coming. But it’s still not at the same level as the NBA, and that’s just reality.

Instead of worrying about what the NBA has, the WNBA needs to find its own David Stern—a commissioner who knows how to grow the game, build the brand, and expand the league the right way. The focus shouldn’t be on what the NBA has that the WNBA doesn’t. The focus should be on how to grow the WNBA into something bigger.

Bottom line? Quit whining about what somebody else has and build your own legacy. The NBA players before them didn’t just wake up and get billion-dollar TV deals—they built it. Now it’s the WNBA’s turn to do the same.