▁the ▁W P BL ▁by ▁commission er ▁Sher win ▁Fischer , ▁who ▁called ▁the ▁walk out ▁as ▁" very ▁det r iment al ▁to ▁the ▁league ". ▁ ▁The ▁Neb r aska ▁W r ang lers ▁won ▁the ▁league ' s ▁ 1 9 8 0 – 8 1 ▁title , ▁defe ating ▁the ▁Dallas ▁Diam onds ▁three ▁games ▁to ▁two . ▁In ▁the ▁fifth ▁and ▁final ▁game , ▁Ros ie ▁Walker ▁led ▁the ▁vict ors ▁with ▁ 3 9 ▁points , ▁while ▁the ▁W r ang lers ' ▁defense ▁held ▁Nancy ▁Lie ber man ▁of ▁Dallas ▁to ▁ 1 2 ▁points , ▁less ▁than ▁half ▁of ▁her ▁season ▁average . ▁ ▁Bill ▁By r ne ▁had ▁founded ▁the ▁league ▁hoping ▁that ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁would ▁show case ▁the ▁game ' s ▁stars ▁and ▁bring ▁media ▁and ▁public ▁attention ▁to ▁women ' s ▁basketball , ▁but ▁the ▁United ▁States - led ▁boy c ott ▁of ▁the ▁Moscow ▁games ▁only ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁league ' s ▁mis fortun es . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁the ▁league ▁was ▁showing ▁what ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁described ▁as ▁" fe e ble ▁f lick ers ▁of ▁life ." ▁▁ ▁That ▁November , ▁commission er ▁Dave ▁Al m st ead ▁announced ▁the ▁league ▁had ▁dis band ed , ▁having ▁generated ▁$ 1 4 ▁million ▁in ▁losses ▁in ▁its ▁three ▁years ▁on ▁the ▁court . ▁Al m st ead , ▁who ▁had ▁succeeded ▁Fish er ▁as ▁league