Sorry, but as the all powerful NBA lord I am forcing owners to give up more of their profits towards better playing conditions. The $$$ pot is so huge that i am now diverting funds from Jerry Buss and similiar owners having 40 lambourginis etc to player safety issues. So even with the shorter season they cannot jam higher ticket prices onto the public.
First off, no I don’t believe the season should be shortened for any reason, but especially not to prevent injury.
Reality, I'm starting to wonder about your sanity. What the heck are you even talking about? Diverting money from the owners for safer player conditions via a shortened season?
So it's the poor, overworked NBA players that don't get to compete in a safe environment b/c the season is too long? Puh-lease, these guys are pampered with every trainer, gadget, sauna, high-tech medical treatment, chartered jets, massage therapy, "strength & conditioning coaches", etc. Please don't go crying for the NBA players. Freak injuries will always be a part of the game. But for the most part these guys should be conditioning year around on their own. Why? I don't know, how about b/c they have a chance to make millions of dollars for playing a sport that they love!
Oh no, it's the evil millionaire owners that are ruining the league and forcing ticket prices up. Do you believe in a free market? Obviously not. The owners don't set the ticket prices ... the fans do. If you don't like it, don't go to games, don't watch them on the tube, don't buy the merch. If enough fans didn't want to pay X to see the product, ticket prices would have to come down and players would have to take less salaries and yes, the evil owners would have to take less of a profit. It's just like any other business.
Why would you single out Jerry Buss of all owners? I realize you have an unhealthy obsession with all things Laker, but he's a horrible example in this case considering he's one of the few owners with a long track record of running a fiscally responsible company while still providing a quality product to his customers. Your example should be Paul Allen, Mark Cuban, or Comcast --> or whoever the donkeys are running the Knicks. Yes, these guys are billionaires that can take the losses to off set other gains, but by them giving some of these exorbitant salaries to players who don't deserve it and far exceeding the cap are poisoning the labor pool and e'fing up the free marketplace.