There's many points of comparison between America's most popular sport organizations. Typically when two entities are alike yet competing we see a Game of Thrones like battle for the Iron Throne--the hearts and attention of the American (and international) viewer.
The NFL is a little busy with PR issues (like this, this and this) while the NBA seems poised to continue to grow in popularity although it still trails the NFL in ratings and team worth. In this day and age though, we have something called accountability we hold many corporations to...well sometimes. In the face of the Colin Kaepernick saga, NBA players, at the encouragement of commissioner Adam Silver, have spoken up about the former QB's fight with the NFL. Although the NBA has a rule that prohibits players from protesting during the National Anthem, the NBA earns praise by magically finding a way to make money and still do the right thing. Like this According to TMZ Sports, multiple teams in the NBA are flirting with the idea of going away from the term "owner". I will say there's a level of uneasiness to predominately Black leagues having predominately white men judge and claim ownership (like all these measures to restrict free agency: the draft and this cute new supermax) over said Black man's physical prowess to line that white man's pockets with capital. Maybe its deja vu but I could swear something of the variety sounds familiar. This especially comes on the heels of LeBron James saying on a previous episode of The Shop that NFL "governors" had a slave mentality. So your move NFL. While you may be in the lead now, this is the long game. Your job as a league is to maintain your presence as a multi-billion dollar entity for the unforeseeable future. This isn't done by being traditionalist (cough MLB cough cough) it's done by adapting and appealing to the youts. The NBA has continuously done this very thing and with the NFL having a 'Season 8 Game of Thrones episode'-long pattern of bad looks it is through small gestures like experimenting with a more apt title for a team owner such as chairman, majority stakeholder or governor that could firmly move the NBA up the power rankings over the No Fun League for good. Comments are closed.
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June 2020
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