Warriors Star Draymond Green Is Tired Of Women ‘Complaining’ Over Pay Gap
Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green is speaking out about the pay gap in the sports industry, claiming he is tired of women “complaining,” and wants more action. While his choice of wording isn’t the best, Green absolutely wants better pay for the ladies; clarifying that by complaining, they’re doing a disservice to themselves, and that by strengthening their PR strategy, they can hit their goal.
On Wednesday (March 31), Green told NBC Sports Bay Area reporter Kerith Burke, “They’re not laying out steps that they can take to change that. It’s coming off as a complaint, because the people who can change it are just going to continue to say: ‘Well, the revenue isn’t there. If you don’t bring in the revenue, we can’t up your pay.’ They’re going to keep using that, but the reality is: As true as that is, it’s an excuse.”
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He adds, “Everyone says: ‘We support women. We support women empowerment. We support women in the workplace. We do this for women. We do X for women. Blah, blah, blah. Everyone uses it to their advantage, and yet, these women are not using these people who are saying these very things to their advantage.” Per NBC Sports, the average WNBA salary is less than $100,000, making it roughly 1.5 percent of the average NBA salary, which is exceeds $7 million. #Socialites, thoughts?
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