Tuesday, Nov 15

I know we are supposed to stay away from writing about sports but I couldn't help myself when I saw that one of the articles in the NYT today was about the situation the NBA and all of the people affiliated with the NBA are going through. Apparently, the union representing the players in the NBA "formally disbanded" Monday, saying it would take the league's owners into federal court. Ultimately, it is looking like there is going to be little to no season this year. Apparently the players want to sue, claiming the league's 4.5 month lockout is illegal. There's a lot of stuff I don't really understand with this whole lockout going on but ultimately, it discourages me. The reason I wanted to write about this is because I just find it hard to believe that these players need to be paid anymore than they already are. Do they really need more money? Maybe there is a deeper issue to this whole situation that I am missing, but as of now, I cannot see it. I mean, I understand that if the league has to make sacrifices financially (which would in turn come out of players' salaries), then yes, that's a little upsetting, but when compared with almost every other occupation, I'm assuming those players will still be pretty well off. All in all, I'm one of those people who feel professional athletes are paid way too much money (money that could be spent on many other things), but we are a nation that has high regards for both entertainment and sports. Oh well! We'll see what happens!