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The launch of the new women's basketball league, Unrivaled, in January could pose a significant challenge to the WNBA. Unrivaled will feature current WNBA players, and with the potential for players to participate in both leagues, the WNBA may face financial competition for the first time.
There are even concerns that the bad blood between TNT and the NBA could lead the network to use Unrivaled as a way to get revenge on the NBA by offering WNBA players significantly more money than the WNBA can. This scenario, while speculative, is a possibility that the WNBA and its commissioner, Cathy Engelbert, should be considering.