<body><div><figure><iframe height="360" src="https://content.jwplatform.com/players/BlLGxsSL-Gqa7hx4c.html" width="100%"></iframe><figcaption>Angel Reese's Best Pre-Game Outfits (1:05) </figcaption></figure><p> The WNBA is growing, coming off a historic year in 2024, but there's still a ways to go for the league. </p><p> WNBA rookie forward Angel Reese is a big part of the league's growth. She had a big season for the Chicago Sky, averaging 13 points and 13 rebounds per game, in her first season. Reese starred collegiately at LSU and Maryland, winning a national championship with the Tigers, and she's already become one of the WNBA's most popular and most marketable players. But WNBA players remain paid pretty low - rookies make about $72,000 per season - and the league still pales in comparison to the NBA in terms of attention and revenue. </p><p> This week, Reese welcomed legendary NBA star Shaquille O'Neal onto her podcast, "Unapologetically Angel." O'Neal had some brutal truths for his fellow LSU Tigers legend. </p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3BDONK_0wOCSQu900" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3BDONK_0wOCSQu900" width="1087" height="800" ><figcaption>LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 24: Former Los Angeles Lakers player Shaquille O'Neal speaks after unveiling of his statue at Staples Center March 24, 2017, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) <p> Getty </p></figcaption></figure><p> O'Neal told Reese that while the WNBA is growing and has a ton of great players, it can feel like watching a "high school game" at times, unless certain players are playing. </p><p> The legendary NBA star also told Reese that he thinks the league needs to lower the rims, so players can dunk. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"> Shaq tells Angel Reese that, unless certain players are playing, watching a WNBA game is like watching a high school game, and says the WNBA needs to lower the hoop so women can dunk, and then they will get paid like NBA players. <br><br> (🎥 Unapologetically Angel/YouTube) <a href="https://t.co/mtYycR4Wct" rel="nofollow"> pic.twitter.com/mtYycR4Wct </a></p> — The Art Of Dialogue (@ArtOfDialogue_) <a href="https://twitter.com/ArtOfDialogue_/status/1849858165002862719?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow"> October 25, 2024 </a></blockquote><script async charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><p> The rims being lowered is a complicated solution, though. Basketball hoops across the world are 10 feet tall. If you lower WNBA rims to 9 or 9.5 feet, it would drastically change the availability for women's players to just go out and shoot around at their local parks or gyms. It's far from an easy solution. </p><p> The WNBA can continue to take steps to grow its league with popularity and marketing, but not everything is an easy solution. </p></div></body>

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The WNBA is growing, coming off a historic year in 2024, but there's still a ways to go for the league. WNBA rookie forward Angel Reese is a big part of the league's growth. She had a big season for the Chicago Sky, averaging 13 points and 13 rebounds per game, in her first season. Reese starred ...