Kristin Taylor 007293453
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
NBA Lockout Resolved
This past weekend, the NBA came to an agreement over the lockout. While I am very excited to see the Laker's play on Christmas day, I am disgusted by the reason for this entire lockout. The NBA players are greedy and don't deserve to be payed as much as they do. Yes, I do feel like they should get a decent wage but I do not think they should get paid more than a surgeon who saves people's lives. The way this world is run seems corrupt to me. While the NBA provides much of society's entertainment and brings in a large sum of money, I do not feel they should get paid the amount they do. If the player's were smart, they would realize how much money they lost in the month of games they have let go. Not only have they lost revenue, but they have also lost the respect of fans and spectators. This lockout just goes to show how unfair the world is run. A surgeon who spent years in school is making less than an NBA player who maybe did not even get a college degree. This type of thinking makes no sense to me. Maybe the entire season should have been cancelled to show the player's a harsh reality.
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I completely agree with you. The world is corrupted and isn’t fair to those who worked hard for the careers they chose (doctors and lawyers). I am a huge fan of Basketball in general, as a former player myself, it saddens me to see how greedy all the players were. I understand that they were upset, but they were the ones that prolong the entire lockout by wanting more money. Whatever happened to the love of the game? I guess this is why a lot of fans turn to college sports because the players are out there to play for the love of the game and no sponsors, money, or greediness in their game. I know a few people who lost respect for the NBA players including myself because they are just playing for the fame, money, and publicity. This is a very bad example to show younger audiences who look up to the players. I hope that the NBA players learned their lesson with being without a job for those few months. The economy is hard these days and splurging their money as if money grows on trees is not the way to do it. With all that said, please NBA league, let this season be a good one…and Lakers, you better take it all the way this time.
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I agree completely with you Kristen. When the lockout first began I was oblivious to the reasoning behind it. So when I found out it was to get more money I was so appalled. These players are completely greedy. Sure, they are risking their bodies of injury but that is a choice they make to continue playing. I am sure if you ask any athlete why they do it, most likely it is for the love of the game. When did this love of the game turn into love of money? Especially when they already get paid millions which should last them a lifetime, if they are smart. I suggest that with the abundant amount of money the NBA makes, they should give back to their country that gave them this opportunity and donate a portion to feed the hungry, make more parks for kids, offer new jobs!
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