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While the WNBA is getting sellout crowds for the finals between the New York Lib
erty and Minnesota Lynx, the league’s owners will not be making a return on the
ir investment for the foreseeable future, sources close to the situation said.
虽然本季WNBA人气飞涨，但在可预见的未来内
依然没办法回收投入的成本
The NBA owns nearly 60 percent of the league.
NBA本身持有60% WNBA股份
When one combines the NBA owners’ personal stakes in WNBA teams and the WNBA it
self, the amount rises to 75 percent, a source with direct knowledge of the numb
ers said.
加上持有WNBA球队的NBA老板的话
会高达75%
The NBA team owners have invested hundreds of millions in the WNBA since its 199
6 formation, per sources.
NBA老板已经投资了好几亿美金在WNBA上
“The WNBA owes the NBA so much we won’t see any windfall for years,” an NBA t
eam executive told The Post.
一位NBA球队管理层告诉华盛顿邮报
WNBA欠NBA的钱太多
This season the WNBA will lose $40 million, a bit better than the $50 million fo
recast and reported by several media outlets months ago but still a loss, source
s said.
WNBA本季预计会亏损4000万美金
Some NBA owners want more transparency from NBA commissioner Adam Silver about w
hen they will get to see some return from the suddenly popular WNBA.
一些NBA老板希望阿银能更透明的说明
他们投的钱啥时能回收
New York Knicks owner James Dolan has been pushing Silver behind the scenes, sou
rces said
是尼克老板James Dolan带头施压阿银给回复
There’s a bunch of owners who see Dolan as their hero for pressing Silver on th
ese questions but Silver is not giving us any answers,” the NBA team executive
said.
一位NBA球队管理层表示一群NBA老板
在这事情上把Dolan当成英雄
但阿银并没有回复任何答案
“WNBA financials, including detailed reports on revenue and expenses, are share
d with both the NBA’s and WNBA’s Board of Governors,” NBA spokesman Mike Bass
told The Post, declining to comment further.
NBA发言人告诉华盛顿邮报
WNBA包括收入和支出的详细财务状况
有跟NBA和WNBA的董事会共享
“That is somewhat BS and they are consolidating it with NBA financials,” the t
eam executive said. “By consolidating numbers, you don’t have to break out any
of them.”
一位NBA球队管理层表示这有点胡说
因为他们看到的数据是把NBA和WNBA合并在一起报XD