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The W.N.B.A.’s $20 Million Debate Over Leg Room, Luxury and Health

NY Times | March 4, 2022

Related Topics: Cathy Engelbert, Liz Cambage, Lexie Brown, Joseph Tsai, Liberty University, Women's National Basketball Association, Sabrina Ionescu

Secret charter flights cost the Liberty a big fine, but players say they deserve them — and need them to be healthy. The league says they’re too expensive for now.

The W.N.B.A. said the desire for charter flights was driven by health and safety. “The players want to be supported and valued,” the union’s executive director, Terri Jackson, said.Credit...Hilary Swift for The New York Times

The W.N.B.A. said charter flights were too expensive. The players said they did not have to be. The W.N.B.A. commissioner said she wanted them more than anyone.

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