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Inside the NBA Players Association

Deep Background with Noah Feldman

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The Relationship Between Owners and Players

The relationship between professional athletes and team owners has always been one of, aren't you lucky that willing to fund this team and payyou to play? There was ti perception that the players were owed nothing but the opportunity. And beyond that, tha the ownership had the right to generate as much revenue as it could and dole out whatever money it thought was appropriate to the players. The advent of the union made a real difference. It was only when they threatened not to perform, not to play, that they began exercise for the first time, power.

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