Shaq floats controversial idea to increase WNBA viewers, salaries: 'Nobody is going to like my solution'

Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal came up pinch a different measurement for the WNBA to bring successful viewers, and it has thing to do pinch changing immoderate of nan on-court regulations.

O’Neal appeared connected Chicago Sky guardant Angel Reese’s podcast, "Unapologetically Angel," connected Thursday. He floated nan solution arsenic a measurement to besides summation subordinate salaries. He instantly couched earlier he sewage into it, saying "nobody is going to for illustration my solution."

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Shaquille O'Neal looks connected earlier nan crippled betwixt nan Boston Celtics and nan Dallas Mavericks successful crippled 1 of nan 2024 NBA Finals astatine TD Garden successful Boston connected June 6, 2024. (David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports)

"So, fto maine explicate why I came up pinch this solution first," nan Los Angeles Lakers fable said. "In women’s formation volleyball, let’s conscionable opportunity nan nett is 10 (feet), for women it’s little conscionable a small bit. I’m not saying lowering it to 9.5, conscionable 9.9."

He added that nan awesome quality betwixt nan NBA and WNBA is nan magnitude of dunking. Though, successful nan WNBA game, players for illustration Lisa Leslie, Candace Parker, Brittney Griner and Jonquel Jones person each dunked successful a game.

"Watch, we sewage shooters, y’all sewage shooters, ohio guys sewage immoderate handles, girls sewage immoderate handles, ohio we sewage this, we sewage that, we sewage s--- talkers, we sewage brawls, nan only point that’s missing is nan dunk.

CAITLIN CLARK VS ANGEL REESE DRAMA MAY SOON GO ON IN 2 LEAGUES AT ONCE AND IT COULD GET WAY MORE INTENSE

Phoenix Mercury halfway Brittney Griner, #42, dunks nan shot against nan Chicago Sky during crippled 2 of nan WNBA Finals astatine US Airways Center successful Phoenix connected Sept. 9, 2014. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)

"Bro, first of all, I for illustration really y’all are starting to get into fashion. Bro, a beautiful woman dunking connected nan rim, I’m watching that each day."

Reese pushed back, saying she did not judge women dunking was going to make overmuch of a quality and hated "when men opportunity that."

O’Neal said group would tune successful to watch things they person ne'er seen earlier and underscored nan constituent of group watching Caitlin Clark because cipher tin sprout 3-pointers from nan logo astatine will for illustration she can.

Chicago Sky guardant Angel Reese, #5, looks to walk nan shot against nan Las Vegas Aces during nan first half astatine Wintrust Arena successful Chicago connected Aug. 25, 2024. (Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports)

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"I consciousness for illustration it still wouldn’t beryllium bully enough, it’s ne'er bully enough," Reese said. "People ever disrespect women regardless; they are ever going to not springiness america nan aforesaid worth arsenic a man. So I don’t deliberation that."

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