Funko and the WNBA announced on Wednesday that they are collaborating on a run of Funko Pops of some of the biggest and most marketable WNBA Stars in the league today. These figures are available for pre-sale on May 14, with the following stars getting the figures in the initial wave: A’ja Wilson, Angel Reese, Breanna Stewart and Caitlin Clark. This release is going to make the WNBA more accessible than it’s been before, and I’m glad the WNBA and Funko are doing this now at the highest rise of the women’s game. Here’s more on this amazing news.
Funko Willing to Celebrate Women’s Basketball is Amazing
The CEO of Funko, Cynthia Williams, was passionate about this deal with the WNBA as a whole by saying, “At Funko, we believe fandom has no boundaries and we are incredibly excited about this relationship.” Williams also added this as well to her statement, “The recent rapid rise of the WNBA, the power of its players as engaging brand ambassadors, and its passionate fanbase are a testament to the power of sports culture.”
This is a great statement from Funko on the matter because making a move like this is huge for furthering the Women’s game as young girls and fans will see this and want to be a WNBA player maybe themselves, or just have a great collectible of their favorite player. Also, it’s a smart move for the company to go with Wilson, Clark, Stewart and Reese as the players for the first release because you can argue that all four of those players are the most marketable players in the W today.
Final Thoughts
This is a great move by the WNBA to make this move with Funko to get this opportunity for some merchandise, as those figures are really popular in the world today. So, the league getting this opportunity will make the marketability of the game ten times better as a whole. People who want these figures had better be quick on the trigger when the pre-sale starts next Wednesday, the 14th because they’ll probably sell out quickly. For more W stories like this one, stay locked in with Total Apex Sports.
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