With the National Basketball Association (NBA) group of owners locking out their players this basketball season more sports fans are taking interest in terms like "revenue share," and "luxury tax." Terminology and topics usually reserved for the business section is now making its way to the front page of the sports section. In the wake of yesterday's epic fail of player-owner … [Read more...] about Disparity in NBA Player Salary Often Leads to Winning, Says Case Study
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Dear NBA, Why do You Suck So Much at Life? (Lockout Update)
I hope you're ready to go "all in" (I bring that up because here in the Chicago sports world that phrase has a new double meaning, and it's associated with abject failure) with watching college basketball and hockey. Because abject failure describes exactly how the latest round of labor talks went yesterday. The NBA negotiations made zero progress, and it looks very likely … [Read more...] about Dear NBA, Why do You Suck So Much at Life? (Lockout Update)
NBA Strips Down Official Website as Lockout Commences
This is a very eerie, and sad sight for NBA loving eyes. As of now, just a little over an hour ago, the NBA is officially on lockout. And with it, the stripping down to bare bones of their official site; NBA.com Take a look- it looks like it's one step from being shut down. It's so basic and threadbare, the visitor gets the impression everyone at the site, and to extrapolate … [Read more...] about NBA Strips Down Official Website as Lockout Commences
NBA Lockout Update: Owners and Players Still Miles Apart
The show must go on. But for how long nobody knows when it comes to the NBA lockout. The league’s draft took place as scheduled on June 23, but a work stoppage still seems a real possibility as owners and players have a wide gap that needs to be narrowed. It’s believed the owners and players are still almost $7 billion apart in their dealings over a new 10-year agreement. … [Read more...] about NBA Lockout Update: Owners and Players Still Miles Apart