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Published on 09-17-2011 02:19 PM
No matter what the arguments are on either side of the coin, the bottom line is that we the fans are the ones who are really suffering as the NBA lockout continues to drag on.
I'm sorry but I cannot feel any kind of empathy or pity for an athlete who is being paid millions of dollars to play a game. And yes, while his"earning time" may be short, most NBA players earn more in a single year than a lot of us can expect to earn in 10 or even 20 years. It's hard, therefore, especially with the unemployment rate in California at something in excess of 12%, to feel much pity for those who want us to feel their pain.
I'm tired of the posturing and I'm tired of watching the travesty of "negotiations" between the players and the owners. Are the owners blameless in this whole embraglio? Of course not, but it's much easier to understand their point of view. They want to be able to make a profit. That's pretty easy to grasp, even if you don't accept the whole picture the owners are painting.
I want to be able to watch basketball for the 2011-2012 season. I want to be able to watch NBA basketball. And I want to be able to see my favorite players take the court on Nov. 2 at Power Balance Pavilion.
Wouldn't it be nice if just once the players - and the owners - took a moment to acknowledge the fact that without us, the loyal fans, they wouldn't have anything to argue about? If we weren't willing to pay sometimes exorbitant sums to put our posteriors in the seats to watch the games, who would?
Come on, players. Come on, owners. Get your heads out of your arses and get this lockout settled. You owe it to yourselves but most importantly, you owe it to us. Do it soon, before we decide that there are a lot of other things we could be spending our hard-earned money on than overpriced tickets to watch a bunch of millionaires play a game for an hour or so.
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