The NBA is (probably) back!
“The deal will make it more difficult for the Knicks and the then-Brooklyn Nets to just outspend everybody else, like they’d like to.”
http://nymag.com/daily/sports/2011/11/nba-is-probably-back.html
In this article it is said that the NBA season will finally get started after some discussions between owners and players about money. The quote implies that these two teams have had more money to spend during the last seasons than other teams. However, none of these teams was able to win the championship for a long time now. The same pattern can be seen in European soccer as some rich men (Russian oil profiteers or Arabic sheikhs) took over some clubs and try to win the Champions League. So far, none of these “toys of rich men” won this prestigious tournament. Actually, I’m happy that owners can’t just buy success in sports; it still needs talent, determination, and teamwork to win.
Though I was relieved to hear they'd finally reached a deal, I am sickened by the greed of it all. I admit, I don't know the details. What I do know is millions of jobs were at stake on account of their want for god knows what; and fans were disappointed, to say the least. The NBA should be ashamed of themselves: What kind of role models are they supposed to be? Ones preoccupied with money? What happened to the sport? All I can say is, They better play well!
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