Gabrielle Union slams WNBA over NY Liberty fine in tweet

Gabrielle Union slams WNBA over NY Liberty fine in tweet

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Gabrielle Union can’t wrap her head around the WNBA’s decision to fine the New York Liberty $500,000 for chartering flights in the second half of last season.

“This sounds ass backwards and an open desire by some owners to MAKE SURE that women athletes don’t have the same advantages as male pro athletes. A damn shame. 3 years of private flts for the entire league and still there’s an issue?!?! Make it make sense,” the actress, who is a known advocate of the WNBA and fair treatment of women in sports, tweeted.

Teams are unable to charter flights, per the WNBA’s collective bargaining agreement, which calls it a competitive advantage.

Gabrielle Union took to Twitter on Tuesday in regard to the Liberty’s fine by the WNBA
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Some owners, such as Joe and Clara Wu Tsai — who purchased the Liberty and Brooklyn Nets in 2019, and paid for the chartered flights — are able to foot the bill for pricey accommodations outside the allocated compensation for teams, as opposed to other franchises. Joe Tsai is co-founder of the Chinese tech company Alibaba Group.

The Tsais charted a flight for a team trip to Napa over Labor Day weekend last year, which also violated the WNBA’s collective bargaining agreement.

On Tuesday, Sports Illustrated reported that the Liberty were initially fined $1 million after “someone” alerted the league of New York’s travel violations, but an appeal reduced the amount to $500,000.

Sabrina Ionescu during the Liberty's Sept. 15, 2021, game against the Connecticut Sun
Sabrina Ionescu during the Liberty’s Sept. 15, 2021, game against the Connecticut Sun
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