Women's basketball is in a genre of its own, like a rare breed of species, or a precious gem found in the rough. The overall sport is growing, as well as, its fan base. The new top tier talent which includes: all-star phenom Candace Parker, Sylvia Fowles, and former Stanford stand-out Candace Wiggins basketball name a few, is one of the main reasons why the fan base is growing. However, women's basketball is not at the point where it can sell itself as the NBA does. Women's basketball is a sport that is going to need continuous support and exposure in order to thrive and survive. It begs of and vitally needs constant intros, like a d.j.'s debut album. It's on life basketball man, woman, and child support, financial support, emotional support, anything and everything support.
The WNBA is the face and headliner of women's basketball. The WNBA is a league operated 4 and a half months out of the year. For the other 7 and a half months of the year, the league's play is at a standstill. In this moment is when women's basketball needs an additional "voice" or pulse to keep it from vanishing from the minds and thoughts of the world. In this moment, something means everything.
Franchises come and go in the WNBA so frequently. The strategic placement of WNBA franchises seem to matter no more. Franchises seem to dismantle as soon as they take off. Where's the security for the women who play the game for the love of it, for the men and women who work hard in the front office, for the owners who take the time and resources to create a place or entity where dreams can be fulfilled?
This article is speaking to anyone who will take a few minutes out of his or her schedule to listen, read, relate to, watch, learn, and appreciate women's basketball. The dreams and achievements of young women and girls everywhere deserve a place where their dreams can manifest. Women's basketball is a sport that can really succeed, if given the right amount of support and attention.
You can protect a young girl or woman's dream by supporting women's basketball by: attending women's basketball games and spreading the word on its athletes. The time is now to help push a league to new heights, to help drive a young woman or girl to her potential, and to help a dream soar.
Women's basketball is the record and I'm just the d.j.
Fallon Wright is a budding entrepreneur and women's basketball sports enthusiast.
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