Warriors fans—rejoice! The NBA season has been salvaged. Hooray!
There are reports that affirm the good news that the NBA players union and the owners have tentatively agreed to a revised labor deal. As a result, the 148-day lockout is over, pending all of the concessions being confirmed by both parties. A shortened 66-game season will begin this Christmas Day.
Whew! What a relief, right? For a while there, we were all on the edges of our seats awaiting a judgment on the rich and the richer deciding on how much more rich both sides would become. Thank goodness they figured it all out.
While millions of basketball fans are thankful to hear that a resolution has been made and excited for the upcoming NBA season, some people are not so happy. Take Golden State Warriors fans, for example. Are we really amped that the lockout is over?
Being a Warriors fan has been a tortuous commitment for the better part of the past two decades. Appropriately, staying loyal to a team that has made the playoffs once in 17 seasons may require those fans to be committed. The Warriors have had two winning seasons since 1993. They are also working on the ...
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NBA Lockout Ends: Golden State Warriors Fans Should Not Be Excited
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