Current Connection: 3.1

In an ancient article by David Woods, a columnist for The Indianapolis Star, entitled “Equal Pay? Not on the Basketball Court,” David Woods reports the feelings of Tamika Catchings, Harvey Catchings, and Kelly Krauskopf on salary caps for the NBA compared to the WNBA.

Kevin Garnett

Shown in the article, Tamika Catchings quoted, “it honestly hasn't been brought to my attention, but it's a true statement…”  In reference, Tamika Catchings, arguably one of the best woman to play the game of basketball, spoke her mind when she stated that the salaries for the WNBA need to rise, presenting the idea on how WNBA players do not stack as much as NBA players because if the highest-paid WNBA basketball player is somewhat complaining about the pay, then there definitely needs to be a change.  Her statistics compared with Kevin Garnett, a highly-paid NBA player, Tamika exhibits more honors and credentials, yet she is not even near the salary of Kevin Garnett.

In the passage, Harvey Catchings, the father of Tamika Catchings, implied that the WNBA “would have been unimaginable 20 years ago…” unlike the “[unimaginable] NBA salaries…”  In brief, he basically specified that NBA salaries are too much and WNBA salaries are too little.  His poor basketball skills still good enough to make an exceptional living, Harvey Catchings, a former NBA player himself, despised the fact that he got paid twice as much than his superstar daughter.

Tamika Catchings

Evidently, Kelly Krauskopf, the C.O.O. of the Indiana Fever, the team Tamika Catchings plays on, mentioned, “…a pretty darn good living [for a four-month season]…”  Opposing the views of Tamika and Harvey Catchings, Kelly Krauskopf considered that compared to an ordinary household, the pay for WNBA players suits a comfortable living.  Krauskopf also inferred that since the development of the league was an elongated period after the development of the NBA, the pay should logically be lower.

Personally, I can create a connection to this article because I have more credentials and experience than my coworkers that were hired after me; however, my coworkers generate more money than I do.  In relation to another text, this article most generally resembles writings involving males and females because of bias situations and stereotypes.  Globally, men truly get paid more than women even if they hold the same profession as women.

All in all, many societies impact the roles of males and females.  In this situation, men will always come out on top if the matter is about money.

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Work Cited

Woods, David. "Equal Pay? Not on the Basketball Court." USA Today. 19 May 2012. Web. 12 Jan.      2014.