NEW YORK (AP) Alysha Clark has spent the past five WNBA offseasons playing overseas in Israel, but with the country at war with Hamas she probably won’t be going back this year if it’s even an option. Currently the Israel women’s basketball league has suspended play amid the war. “It’s another home for […]
Last offseason nearly half the league’s 144 players made the trek to Israel, Australia, Turkey, Italy and about a half-dozen other countries to supplement their incomes.
WNBA players supplement their income by playing overseas, but the league in Israel is suspended and Russia – after Britney Griner – is no longer an option.
WNBA: Israel-Hamas war means one less overseas option for players with Russia already out sunjournal.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sunjournal.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
As Alysha Clark and other players evaluate their next moves with the WNBA season coming to an end this week, the overseas job market continues to shrink, between the situation in Israel and the ongoing war Russia-Ukraine war.