NCAA championships always have the same losers: its unpaid athletes
The NCAA depends on the free labor of mostly Black student athletes. Its profits go to the majority white executives who run it.
After the final buzzers and trophy ceremonies, the unpaid athletes of the NCAA will go home.Sarah Stier / Getty Images
April 5, 2021, 9:31 AM UTC
On Sunday, a champion was crowned as Stanford outlasted Arizona for the women s NCAA Division I basketball national championship. Monday night it s the men s turn, when the undefeated Gonzaga Bulldogs take on Baylor.
The NCAA s setup is manifestly unjust.
After the final buzzers and after the trophy ceremonies, the unpaid athletes will go home for remote classes, and the NCAA will cash checks from its $8.8 billion television deal.
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