The
NBA championship
is in a
lockout. The
reason is the
high salaries
of the players.
The NBA owners
think that too
many clubs lose
money due to
their players’
high salaries.
The average
salary of an
NBA player is
around $5 million
per year.
The
NBA players earn
more money than
any other sports
players in the
USA. So what
are they complaining about? In our
view, all this
money is the
mark that the
NBA is now
just a form
of business with
the TV rights,
the brands and
the commercial
earnings generated
by this sport.
It’s a
big deception for
American fans.
But this lockout has also
had some benefits for France. Indeed, the French NBA players like
Tony Parker, Boris Diaw and Nicolas Batum have come back to France
and play in the Pro A which is the French basketball league. The
level of the Pro A has improved due to this lockout. It's a promise
of some great matches and spectacle !
This lockout will not be
worked out, as this year’s season is nearly over...
We
think the players
could at least
all agree on
a “small”
decrease, like
about $500000... If
all the players
agreed, it would
mean a lot
of money gained
for NBA owners
and the end
of this long
and controversial
crisis. All the
more so as the
NBA gives better
wages than in
sports like
baseball, soccer,
ice hockey, or
even American
football. It's a
paradoxical situation
when we consider
that baseball and
football are more
popular sports!
Like on the advertisement, Tony Parker returns to France to eat a hamburger with his friends. He has chance since the NBA was in a lockout during the hamburger time in the restaurant.
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