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The owners were very wealthy before any of these players were signed to anything, so if you think that ending the league means anything in the long run to any of them, you are mistaken. Who it does hurt are the fans that love the game. The children that look up to these over indulged children. The industries that make money off of the sport. These players, and the owners both make more off of the people that enjoy the sport, and you know the real sad thing? The average working stiff like myself at this point can't afford to take my son to a game. And that sucks! So end it all, get rid of them, and start over.
j-mac
I'm not in favor of ending the league, and I'm not a proponent of taking down owners or destroying their livelihoods. If you couldn't tell already, I am an ardent fan (of a rather ****ty franchise, I might add). And yes, I agree, while the millionaires and billionaires are fighting over money, it's the fans and the businesses who rely on the the league who are losing out. But at the end of the day, if you purely consider the labor negotiations that are going on, it's the owners that are being unreasonable, not the players. And like you mentioned above - most of them are successful businessmen who own many other assets that offset the costs of franchise ownership when they suffer losses. This is another reason NBA owners can stand to weather the storm of a cancelled season much better than the players.
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