The WNBA (Women National Basketball Association) was formed back in 1906. Finally, women made their voices heard and were given a professional league on ESPN2. In 1997 the first game was broadcasted over three networks, over 50 million viewers. This is WNBA 15 year of broadcasting and is going strong.
The stats of viewers at a game are 70% females to 30% male. The basketball is one inch less than the MBA which is 29.5in. The three point line is exactly 19 feet and 9 inches from the hoop and its’ half’s are 20 minutes each. On May 21 1997 the official WNBA uniforms were reveled, red whit and blue with the women in a shield like shape.
In 2000 all-star championships west all-stars beat the East all-stars 73-61. The game was played in front of a audience of 16,906 people. WNBA gave women the chance to show that they could do the same things as men.
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