David Sampson

And so they've put a lot of pressure on themselves to make huge changes in the collective bargaining agreement because this is their moment.

What you try to do is make incremental benefits through the course of multiple agreements.

And so I don't think they should have gone for everything they're going for right now because they put themselves in a corner where they feel like they have to get it or it's like a major loss.

People are not talking about this enough.

We talked about it on the sporting class, and obviously you know John Skipper's involvement in Unrivaled, but you also have talked about what Project B is.

You understand there are players who are getting paid multi-millions of dollars to go play in another league in another country.

This is the moment.

If you had any ability to invest and you wanted to start a league to compete with the WNBA, this is the time.

Every player is a free agent.

All of them want money and need money.

If you have a well-capitalized and well-funded business, the way Project B may be,

that could be the end of the WNBA.

And I promise you that Adam Silver is thinking about that, and the players are thinking about that.

It'll be unpopular if the WNBA folds.

Unpopular to who?

To the large majority?

I'm not sure I understand what you're saying.

If what you're saying that there have been expansion fees paid and they're trying to expand and they've got broadcast deals that were totally pinned to the NBA deals, is that what you mean by unpopular?

What I'm telling you is that if the players get too greedy, it will

be the end of the WNBA.