Great news NBA fans! The lockout has almost come out to an end. The rigorous battle between the millionaires and the billionaires about how to separate the 4 billion revenue NBA league generates annually has finally been settled. They are commencing the season starting Christmas day.
Even though it was obvious, the millionaires seemed quite oblivious about who will win the battle. The audacity the billionaires posed upon the millionaires was strong enough but the players association had aspired to achieve more. To the dismay of the players, they had to abate the 148 day financial war by settling down for an even worse deal than what they were proposed in the previous meeting a month ago. They had been offered 52.5% of the overall revenue on September. September’s deal was not a satisfactory one to the players given the fact that they were getting a 57% share previously. But as history repeats in itself, the dominion of money is uncovered again as the billionaires posed threat on the millionaires stating that they would get an even worse deal if they don’t settle with the 52.5 % share deal. And here the players are, settling with an even lesser share, 50%, the aftermath of going in-congruent with the money holders. I have an ambiguous feeling for Derek Fisher, the president of the NBA players association; I am proud of his hard work and dedication for striving for the benevolence of the players but I also feel sorry for how his commitment didn’t pay him off.
The lockout had to come to an end and finally it did. We, as fans, are very excited to hear that we can once again enjoy the NBA games. Because the NBA and the NBAPA know that the fans really don’t care how the revenue is agreed to be shared, the details of the agreement are not exposed to the fans. But surely it was unfair to the fans because of the lockout. The NBA should realize that lockouts like this really dwindles the revenue of the league in long term. The NBA should not be so oblivious to the fact that fans lose interest and shift to other sports like NFL or MLB where lockouts are very rare and fans get to keep their loyalty. Apart from the consequences of the lockout to the NBA, NBA players, and the fans, there are millions other people dependent on the league for their living. While it is just a battle between the millionaires and the billionaires, it is important to realize that their self interest poses poignancy to millions others dependent upon the league.
The lockout is settled and that brings happiness to many fans and other people who make a living off the league. We hope that the league giants like the millionaires and the billionaires solve their internal clash between themselves and never invite perilous situations like lockouts in future. We, as fans, wish the league giants a very good luck for the rest of the season and happy holidays.
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