The NBA is reportedly considering dropping the term "owner".

[Jumper_Dad]

Stephen Jackson on NBA:The Jump, said that he loved the word owner.

[Getslow]

Like calling owners, owners.

 

So whose irritation is justified? The people looking to change a thing or the people reflexively defending something that has absolutely no bearing on their lives whatsoever?

[Randy Parker]

So whose irritation is justified? The people looking to change a thing or the people reflexively defending something that has absolutely no bearing on their lives whatsoever?

 

As you stated, it's a really easy game to play.

 

My answer is that people who liken NBA ownership to owning slaves have no justification for irritation. As JD stated, it's an insult to those who really were forced into slavery. I would add that it hurts the battle against legitimate racial problems.

[TheDeuce]

As you stated, it's a really easy game to play.

 

My answer is that people who liken NBA ownership to owning slaves have no justification for irritation. As JD stated, it's an insult to those who really were forced into slavery. I would add that it hurts the battle against legitimate racial problems.

 

If that's true, it says more about people who take issue with the change than the ones asking for it.

[TheDeuce]

It will probably make me watch less NBA.

 

No it won't.

 

Just like people don't watch less NFL.

[Irish Cat]

Next up, we are going to have to change the terminology for when a player gets traded.

[Jumper_Dad]

For what it's worth, the term owner was used when the NBA had only white players, too.

[PurplePride92]

No one has ever cared about the psychology of Black Americans. I wouldn’t expect anyone to care about attempts at soothing that psychology. Even if not a single person in the world is hurt by that soothing.

[John Anthony]

Owners own the franchise not the players and the NBA is an at will employment. We continue to reach new lows.

[sportsfan41]

No it won't.

 

Just like people don't watch less NFL.

 

NFL ratings and my personal experience says otherwise.

[John Anthony]

Damian Lillard is about to get 47 million per year, for 4 years by the estate of Paul Allen. Does that fly?

[PurplePride92]

NFL ratings and my personal experience says otherwise.

 

NFL ratings are still higher than every sport and Sunday Night Football was at worst the 2nd highest rated show in all of TV last year. So while the technical numbers say ratings are down the NFL is still amongst the most watched events on television.

[sportsfan41]

NFL ratings are still higher than every sport and Sunday Night Football was at worst the 2nd highest rated show in all of TV last year. So while the technical numbers say ratings are down the NFL is still amongst the most watched events on television.

 

Sure but that's not what I was stating. Ratings indicate that there were in fact less people watching.

[PurplePride92]

Sure but that's not what I was stating.

 

My bad. What were you stating then?

[sportsfan41]

My bad. What were you stating then?

 

Added to my previous post. Perhaps I should've bolded Deuces second statement that there aren't less people watching football.