The WNBA will need a good couple of years to get into the groove. Until then, the league will have to make transformational changes, be it game-wise or pay-wise. While there’s still time for a complete turnaround, WNBA veteran Diana Taurasi is unapologetically slamming the league for pay disparity.

The former Phoenix Mercury star, who hung up her sneakers after an epic 20-year career, dropped some serious truth bombs. This comes amid a long-standing protest against lower pay. On earlier occasions, players protested with warm-up t-shirts, and this time again, the former star has come open-mouthed.

Veteran Diana Taurasi Rips WNBA Over Low Wages

Recently, a clip from her documentary went viral, in which Taurai was calling out the WNBA for low wages paid to the players. With her signature fire, she vented about how players, even legends like her, have to play overseas just to make ends meet.

“I’m the best player in the world, and I have to go to a communist country to get paid like a capitalist. One time I came back and I’m like, ‘Man, my parents have just gotten older and I’ve missed a big part of it.’ We weren’t making that much money. So, the generational wealth was coming from going to Russia every year,” she said in the clip (via Taurasi on Sports on Prime).

However, the former guard admitted that playing in the WNBA is far tougher than the leagues outside of the United States. Still, the payout was less than a janitor working his/her shift in the arena.

“Now, we have to come back and get paid nothing to play in a harder league in worse conditions against the best competition in the world. The f***ing janitor at the arena made more than me,” Taurasi added.

Brittney Griner Finally Breaks Her Silence Over Alleged Caitlin Clark Comments That The WNBA Refused To Investigate

Brittney Griner speaking to reporterBrittney Griner (Photo via Twitter)
WNBA star Brittney Griner was at the center of a new debate over what she allegedly said in a game against basketball phenom Caitlin Clark.

The Atlanta Dream center found herself at the center of social media controversy last month when some fans thought she disparaged Indiana Fever star guard Caitlin Clark upon fouling out.

The game’s broadcast focused on an upset Griner saying something as she returned to the Dream bench after fouling out of the game. While there’s no audio of this moment, some who tried to read Griner’s lips thought she called Clark a “trash f–king white girl.”

However, there’s no proof of Griner saying those actual words since others thought she stated something else.

It took weeks for someone to finally get a quote from her, and she provided much of nothing.

Brittney Griner was asked about this moment before her team’s June 15 game against the Washington Mystics and said, “I remember fouling out, being mad. I remember fouling out on, I believe it was [Natasha] Howard driving to the basket. They said I put my hand in.”

WNBA Chooses Not To Investigate Brittney Griner

Griner Drops F-Bomb, Apologizes Amid Clark Slur RowBrittney Griner (Photo By Dale Zanine-Imagn Images)
Moments before the conclusion of the Indiana Fever’s 81-76 victory over the Dream at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta weeks ago, cameras seemingly caught Atlanta Dream star center Brittney Griner labeling Caitlin Clark “trash” before calling her a “f***ing white girl” in frustration over a foul on Natasha Howard.

The clip of Griner speaking on the bench, lacking context, spread on social media and went viral.

Griner, who won a gold medal for Team USA at the Summer Olympics in Paris in 2024, essentially got aw@y with whatever came out of her mouth because the league basically ignored the controversy.

This incident is not the only time Griner vocalized her frustrations this season. Following another game, she stormed off mid-interview, yelling at the referees to “be f—ing better.