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However, league officials, including Commissioner Adam Silver and CEO Kathy Engelbert, are candid about the league’s financial realities. They emphasize that the WNBA's revenue is significantly lower than that of the NBA, and therefore, increased revenue sharing would threaten the league's very survival. Silver, in particular, has pointed out that while pushing for more equitable revenue distribution makes sense for the NBA—built on decades of solid profitability—the WNBA remains a fledgling league dependent on NBA support.