Column: WNBA needs to address injury issues to continue progress

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3 thoughts on “Column: WNBA needs to address injury issues to continue progress

  1. Maybe now, with Bloomberg on board, the WNBA will get over themselves and their self entitled excitement, and make an effort to clean these games up, obviously starting with
    the refs!! If the ridiculous fouls start being called, the women will stop making them so much. It had turned into the Wild West with the refs having to do review after review for the simple issues, and letting the blatant and dangerous fouls just happen. And the W needs to learn how to spread the schedules out a bit with another rest day between some of the games, especially with the chartered flights now.

  2. Another change needed is the expansion of the roster to 15 players from the current 12 player limit. Allowing larger rosters will allow teams to rest players, if necessary, without risking being short staffed for a game or two. In addition, when injuries do happen, having a player available who is part of the team is a better alternative to signing a random player to a series of 7-day contracts. The NBA has the G-League, the NFL has the practice squad, and MLB has minor league affiliates. The WNBA has nothing and it has created issues for several teams, this year and in years past.

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