I don't have any problems with athletes participating in politics off the field. They are private citizens and have that right like everybody else.
But once they step on to the field, I don't want to see politics involved, including politics with which I agree.
If every employee/ contractor acted the way the athletes do our nation would cease to function and unemployment would be at 80%
This nonsense is ridiculous and serves no ones purpose.
When you have the leverage NBA stars do, you will see some shit like this lol
THey could start their own league...Name another business anything close to that?
Goodluck with NBA broadcasts when the top 20 players leave and try their own shit.
The players need the owners as financiers
They don't really, the problem is they won't necessarily be able to get the revenue at first.
Lebron is worth half a billion he could finance a league, not to mention anyone sane would want to get in on that league as an owner. It would just not have 32 stadiums at first. Single site as proof of concept could be done, then give players equity in the league instead of cash.
After 2 years of playing with the top talent in the league making the actual NBA looking like a joke? The NBA might even sell their stadiums lol
If you could buy in to the ground floor of a major American sporst league and had all the top talent in that sport. Only an idiot wouldn't pony up the cash
The only question is would players allow financiers to get equity.