The league would probably be better off just cancelling the season if reneging on an agreement is the only way they think this can work. They’ve already had players negotiate contracts based on what the previously agreed to escrow caps would be. If they can’t find a way to make this work I’d rather see this 60 game season be lost than a full regular season due to a strike when the CBA expires.
The timing of this is terrible but the owners know people are more likely to get mad at the players because of everything else that is going on. I understand from a business perspective why they would want to try to save more money but this will cause problems between the league and the players going forward, but Bettman doesn’t have to worry about that since it’s unlikely he’s around by the time this CBA expires.
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