Bloomberg Business of Sports

WNBA Players Opt Out Early, NBA's Adam Silver Talks With Jason Kelly

Join host Michael Barr, Scarlet Fu, Damian Sassower and special guest host Vanessa Perdomo, sports correspondent for Bloomberg Originals, for a look at some of the latest headlines and stories in the business of sports. After a season that saw a surge in attendance and ratings, WNBA players decided to opt out of their collective bargaining deal two years early. Bloomberg US sports business reporter Randall Williams joins to discuss why and what could happen next. Bloomberg Originals chief correspondent Jason Kelly got a chance to sit down with NBA commissioner Adam Silver at the USC Next Level Sports conference, just as the new NBA season gets underway. He tells us about his conversation, and we hear a portion of it. Plus, New York Road Runners CEO Rob Simmelkjaer joins to preview this year's TCS New York City Marathon. See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Michael Barr, Scarlet Fu and Damian Sassower follow the money in the world of sports, taking listeners inside decisions that power the multibillion dollar industry. From media and technology to finance and real estate, leagues and teams across the globe have matured into far more than just back-page entertainment. The show explains the money behind the final score.