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“WHY THE HELL do those young ladies have to stay in school for 4 years before being able to go pro??!!!”: NBA Twitter reacts as LeBron James questions the WNBA Draft policy

Raahib Singh
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"WHY THE HELL do those young ladies have to stay in school for 4 years before being able to go pro??!!!": NBA Twitter reacts as LeBron James questions the WNBA Draft policy

Lakers superstar LeBron James questions WNBA’s draft policy about completing a college education, NBA Twitter reacts

With the Los Angeles Lakers out for the season, LeBron James now has 2 months open on his schedule. This means we’re about to see a lot more of Lobos stories, stories of him smoking cigars and drinking wine, and rapping to new songs.

Yesterday, the WNBA Draft took place. We saw a lot of NBA athletes talk about it and spread awareness about the same. Stephen Curry’s Instagram was taken over by Azzi Fudd of the University of Connecticut. LeBron James was tuned into the draft as well, and he raised a big question.

Unlike the NBA, WNBA requires the players to complete a 4-year college education, or have a 4-year differential from their high school graduation before registering for the draft. This did not sit right with the King.

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NBA Twitter reacts to LeBron James questioning the WNBA Draft criteria

LeBron James, according to him, asked a valid question about the WNBA. However, in just asking the question, it goes to show how ignorant the King truly is. The salary disparities in the NBA and WNBA are no joke. On a max contract, the WNBA stars earn $228,094. On the other hand, the minimum contract in the NBA is $925,000.

NBA Twitter reacted to tweet put up by the King.

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Well, I guess the King should have educated himself about the WNBA problems before he put this tweet out. Considering how his attention is on the topic now, hopefully he tries to bring around a change there.

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Raahib Singh

Raahib Singh

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Raahib Singh is an NBA Journalist and Content Strategist at The SportsRush. A Computer Science Engineer by qualification, Raahib's passion for sports drew him towards TSR. He started playing basketball at 14 and has been following the NBA since 2013. His entry into the basketball world perfectly coincided with Stephen Curry putting the league on notice. Having followed the league for a long time, he decided to use his knowledge to become a sportswriter with The SportsRush in 2020. Raahib loves to put up some shots in his spare time, watch Cricket, Formula 1, and/or read a nice thriller.

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