The National Basketball Association ( Nba )

Basketball is one of the world's most loved sports. Thousands of people gather from all over the world to watch it. The National Basketball Association or NBA is the whole reason people are able to play the sport professionally. Although the NBA is a huge company now it wasn’t always like this. Before the NBA there was the Basketball Association of America. (BAA) Many of the rules the NBA has today didn’t exist back then.

There is a dearth of empirical literature regarding the topic of NBA player salary determinants. Whereas there have been some articles written on NBA player salary discrimination, the lack of empirical evidence as it relates to player performance and its impact on player salary have been virtually non-existent. This investigation serves to contribute to the paucity of empirical literature regarding NBA player salaries. Wage fund theory was chosen to guide this study. According to this theory, wages are determined by the amount of capital available to pay workers. As capital increases so do worker raises. This theory has a direct correlation to the NBA salary cap. The salary cap is comprised of Basketball Related Income (BRI) which consists of revenue generated from ticket sales, national and local broadcast deals, in

Right outside a corner store, next to a stoplight, or at a park, there may be a homeless person asking for some sort of help; it can either be for a place to stay, money, or food. Many people are used to categorizing a group of people by a solo characteristic, known as a stereotype. Misconception, on the other hand, is a conclusion of someone or something that is wrong because it is based on faulty thinking or facts. Stereotypes and misconceptions appear to be similar, however, these two are not. A misconception is formed from having a stereotype. Stereotypes and misconceptions are built because many try, but are unable to understand a person or a group, or are just simply unwilling to understand the person or group. There are over a million

There is a question floating around in the NBA (aka the National Basketball Association) community right now. Should Donald Sterling be banned for his racist comments? Yes, I think he should. What he said was not excusable even though he comes from a generation where saying those things is okay. He attempted to get his girlfriend to take pictures off Instagram because “she was publicizing the fact she was walking with a black man.” In his interview on CNN he said the following. “ That’s the one problem I have. Jews when they get successful they will help their people and some African-Americans-- maybe I’ll get in trouble again… they don’t want to help anybody.”

Professional sports have been a passing time in our generation and more importantly a business. Over the years sports have gained millions of viewers and fans. Sports arenas and stadiums seats have been sold as a result millions of dollars have been made through professional sports. Before social media and mass media shined light to life as a professional athlete, we were unaware of exactly what went on behind the curtains between the athletes and the organization that they played for. Despite the fact that athletes can earn a lot of money at the highest level, they also experience bad work conditions, dissatisfied with how they are treated, unreasonable pay and benefits, and the organization not being interested in their well being.

A different side to high NBA salaries is (NBA players are overpaid sissies). This opinion editorial was written by a Joe Alicata, a student from the Albany Student Press. Alicata believes that NBA players are overpaid for the kind of service they provide. At the time, the NBA lockout had just ended in 2011 so he starts with a tone of both anger and relief. The lockout occurred because there was an issue of revenue sharing between players and owners. Previously the players received 57 percent of the NBA’s basketball-related income, but players wanted more. This issue was not only explained with anger and disgust by one person, but the Alicata believes that other fans were also angry. This particular fan ranted by saying, “It’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve seen in my life…they make so much money, its childish.” The main points are made early in this reading; public arguments between players and owners about money are just ridiculous. Most people don’t even make millions a year and can only wish for that amount of money. Through that notion the audience should

In the past, Sterling has also been accused of racist actions. Sterling should have lost ownership of the Clippers when these problems arose. Some of these accusations were made into lawsuits. Sterling owned buildings in Los Angeles and was accused of being racist towards his tenants. This included Sterling not allowing African American and Mexicans to live in his buildings because of the way they smelled. Sterling trained his employees to also treat minorities terribly, as “they refused to do repairs for black tenants and harassed them with surprise inspections, threatening residents with eviction for alleged violations of building rules” (sports.espn.go.com). Sterling settled this lawsuit with a huge payout. Then in 2009, the former general manager of the Clippers, Elgin Baylor, “filed an age and racial discrimination suit against his old boss alleging, among other things, that Sterling repeatedly expressed a desire to field a team of "poor black boys from the South... playing for a white coach” (sports.espn.go.com). Elgin also felt as if Sterling discriminated against him because he is an African American. This was someone that was very closely involved with Sterling and the Clippers showing that he expressed his racist feelings freely. Not to long after Sterling sued by “former coach Mike Dunleavy, who sought unpaid wages after he was terminated” (sports.espn.go.com). Both of these lawsuits were also settled in payout, which is an example

The level of talent and competition is a huge difference between basketball in America and basketball overseas. America’s best league, the NBA, has the best talent in the entire world and it is not even close. Just take a look at what happened this past summer in the Olympics. It is hard to even create an argument of where the better talent is, America or overseas because every time there is an international tournament the United States wins, with a few exceptions. The other countries were not even close to competing with the United States. The players that are on those countries teams participate in both NBA and European leagues but, more European than NBA. I know this date goes way back, because the NBA has more superstars and better overall

    Even though the NBA is a multi-billion dollar industry, it does not mean that the owners should have

With the evolution of social media fans now have the power to actually feel apart of the team. With the ability to talk to players, create fan pages and stay updated with news fans have more of a role in sports more then ever. Social media closely watches today’s generation of basketball, there is nothing a player or team representative can do or say without the public eye being put on notice. Recently the former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling was the center of attention after a tape recording went viral, where Sterling stated that he didn’t want African Americans at his basketball games. The recording caused uproar throughout the basketball community and the world. Donald Sterling was forced to sell the Clippers and was banned for life. Another example of social location in basketball was the audio of former Atlanta Hawks General Manager Danny Ferry offering a racially charged description during a meeting with team officials for then free agent Loul

Much like the rest of America, the NBA has a large gap between the rich and the poor. Take the Los Angeles Lakers for example. They accumulated a massive $115 million profit after the 2016-2017 season. Keep in mind this was their fourth straight year with less than 27 wins and no star player to attract fans.

The underlying causes of the dispute is Basketball Related Income (BRI) for the NBA players pay. The pay the NBA owners are willing to pay players has always been an issue. These wealthy owners would mint money in perpetuity while NBA careers span less than a presidential administration. (Jon Wertheim 2016)

The NBA is a player’s league, catered to them like never before. League revenue is higher than ever — more than 100 NBA players made at least $10 million for the 2016-17 season — many players are overpaid for their actual worth and wield the power of choosing where to go in the new generation of the league.

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is an ever-changing league, and teams change their style of play and strategy to win games frequently. Furthermore, the introduction of the three-point field goal after the NBA and ABA merger started a revolution in basketball strategy. A trend began where teams began to attempt more threes every year. However, most NBA team’s styles to win games did not center on shooting three pointers. During the 1980s and 1990s, team strategy revolved around centers (a position in basketball that is usually the tallest man on the team) and isolation play, and this style of play peaked by the mid 2000s. The pace of play became very slow and the game was inefficient. Over the last ten years, more teams began

The NBA is one of the United States’ favorite sports leagues, with each team averaging 100 million dollars of income each year before expenses.