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Originally Posted by mrkajz44
The day of reckoning is coming for pro sports. These leagues are built on two foundations that are starting to crumble:
1) Huge TV deals that networks are realizing are money losers
2) Public funding for stadiums/areas are becoming more contentious with each new project
Sports seems taken a lot of money from people who don't actually care about sports (through TV packages and money for stadiums) and finally those people are starting to avoid paying for something they don't want.
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Pro sports economics have always driven me crazy. I have no problem with owners and players making however many millions of dollars if they are making it from fans willingly buying tickets, watching ads on TV, or willingly subscribing to a channel or service.
Like you said, the problem is all the millions of cable subscribers, and tax payers unknowingly and unwillingly paying cable fees and taxes so these players can make 10 million per year instead of 5 million.