I'm still on the fence on the issue. May point ang both sides. Yun kay Stern lang kasi, the paying public gets cheated. Lalo na the Spurs only come to Miami just once a year. So this season unless they meet in the finals, Spurs fans from Miami will have to wait for next season to See Duncan ang Manu. Pano naman if those same fans are not season ticket holders?
Then there are the sponsors ng TV coverage. These are major players why the league exists. Kung walang sponsors walang NBA.
Yun kay Pop, understandable din. You plan long-term. If they win the title, then the fine is....."fine".
But overall, if walang sponsors, tv deals, the paying public....walang NBA. Kahit ano yaman ng team owners, walang NBA if wala yung mga yun. Teams owners can't very well organize from the ground up their own league.
So I think the real culprit here is the schedule.