I guess I have hard time understanding what these Sports teams or leagues are going to prove? Society and culture want just a few minutes to escape the problems and troubles of the day and that's one thing entertainment does.....gets your mind off things. You withhold your product aren't you rather alienating your fans from something they want to see and need to see?
The players say to culture...."See here the problem" Culture says back we KNOW the problem but do your job! That's the best thing you can do to help us out.
And what can fans expect in future days? A cop does something wrong....maybe needs to be charged or fired and go to trial and yet a whole slew of sports games are set aside by players. I mean what's to stop players from doing this over and over and over again and why should any fan feel it's worth it to invest your going on a journey with their team, a journey even if it's emotionally with your team a whole year if their just going to terminate their fans dreams of victory and success.
I just came back from visiting an elderly great NBA fan. The team they watch have been playing pretty good this year with a good chance.....and the fan said, "What! They're going to throw it all away?" The said if they do they'll never watch Basketball again. I think a lot of fans feel that the players are betraying them and not helping the problem. So really what are they gaining?
