LSU women’s basketball star Fraujai Johnson knows some of the conditions she’s become accustomed to in college are better than what she’d be in if she went to the pros.
in Fox News Digital interviewJohnson, 20, didn’t hold back when asked what he would like to see improved in the WNBA.
“It’s the condition of the players,” Coach Johnson said.
“If you go to college, you’re treated like a pro. Then when you go to the pros, you’re not treated like a pro. I think the league could be a lot better by doing that.” I know everyone is going to talk about revenue, but it’s going to take time for the game to get to where it should be.
“I think for players, just the player conditions are very important, like housing arrangements, travel arrangements, etc. I was lucky enough to be in college during the NIL era, so going to the league is no problem. But yeah, it’s very important.”
Johnson, a sophomore, still has two years of eligibility left to attend LSU.
By the travel arrangements Mr. Johnson is talking about, he is referring to flights. While college programs like LSU use chartered jets, WNBA players have been in a long battle over commercial flights.
One of the relevant factors here is Title IX.
LSU has poured a ton of resources into its football program. This means that women’s teams benefit from the law of equal funding for men’s and women’s sports.
In a recent article in the Baton Rouge Business Report, the LSU women’s basketball team claims Last year, we had a deficit of nearly $8 million. Despite winning the 2023 national championship.
The WNBA saw some increase in charter travel heading into last season, but until commercial air travel becomes the norm across the league, it will remain a hot topic.
