Is this seriously a question, sure Kobe is probably not worth his contract this year, but the fact that talented NBA players with their careers starting to wane have to take a pay cut in order for their team to be competitive is complete and utter bullshit. I get it, we as NBA fans don't make much money so it's hard to take the side of a player that makes millions a year, but let me break down what the salary cap does to a sport that could be incredible, and I mean ridiculous in comparison to what we see now.
It makes players who want a ring have to sacrifice a good amount of money in sometimes incredibly short careers just because of that bottom line that these "poor owners" are making. Seriously why would someone who is obviously not stupid when it comes to business spend 2 billion dollars on the LA Clippers, okay for those of you who can't follow, I believe that means that owning an NBA team is very profitable. These are billionaires we are feeling bad for due to media storms that they finance, just because millions of dollars seem like so much to us does not mean that it becomes more than the ridiculous profits these uber rich are making when they win against the NBPA, we have to remember that the players are the reason we watch basketball not the asshole owners. These are employee rights fights even if it's at a level of wealth we can not completely grasp, we should as fans always be on the players side, otherwise it won't be a game worth watching. I know that is why LeBron has a contract he can opt out of at the end of this season, and why any player who is thinking about his future is thinking about his contract because there is only so long his talents can write him these checks. So if you like basketball, keep your voice loud for your team, but also for the players on that team, otherwise this league will not have the heart and soul that makes us watch like it's life or death. Love your team, but know what that entails.
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