NBA:Owners vs. Players

   Wa, wa, wa! I hate to hear the wailing of spoiled children. Especially gifted and wealthy ones.

   Owners: You can't play basketball unless we say you can, and we will only pay you what we want to pay.
   Players: Then we won't play unless you pay us what we want to be paid.
   Owners: Good because we own all the equipment and the courts so we won't let you in to play.
   Players: Fine we will go play on European courts.
   Owners: Go ahead, but don't come back.
   Players: You need us to make your money, so pay us more.
   Owners: No we don't. We're already rich and this will hurt you more than it does us.
   Players: That's the point.  You're already rich and we want to be, so give us more money.
   Owners: Why? You'll just fritter it away.
   Players:  Pay us more or we will hold our breath.
   Owners: Don't hold your breath.  It ain't gonna happen.
   Players: What about the fans?
   Owners: The who?  
   Players: The fans!
   Owners: What's a fan?
   Players: You know the people who come to the games and pay to see "US" play.
   Owners: What have they got to do with any of this?  They will pay whatever we say they will.
   Fans: Grow up.  It's a kids game. You are all overpaid.  Maybe we'll just take our money and go to a hockey fight.