Top free agent Breanna Stewart’s proposition to subsidize charter flights for WNBA players was met with support from all over the league and beyond. Today’s NBA players never had to deal with the effects of commercial travel on their bodies,” Abdul-Jabbar wrote. “I’m all for WNBA players getting equal rights. Abdul-Jabbar’s co-sign is unique because it comes from someone who experienced much of the NBA’s commercial travel era. The variables that come with commercial travel pose a risk as the WNBA prepares for Brittney Griner‘s return to the league after her release from Russian prison.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 28, 2023 12:50 UTC