Instead of getting the spotlight it deserves, the WNBA gets the one it’s willing to accept.
ESPN released numbers for the just-concluded season Tuesday, and they are as impressive as you’d expect for a league that’s been on a sharp trajectory the last few years.
Ratings for the full WNBA season were up 22 percent over last year. Ditto for the postseason, with the semifinals alone up a whopping 45 percent. The All-Star Game was the most-watched in seven years, up 53 percent. The draft saw a 20-percent increase and was the most watched in eight years.
