Reply #7: Excessive. No doubt. [View All]

[Horse with no Name]

However, union busting is union busting--regardless of the union being busted.

These athletes work and train hard. Their bodies are their livelihood...often at the expense of real education and real job training. I daresay basketball more than the other sports.

As a former player, it is grueling and hard on the bodies to run up and down the courts. Harder work than I would care to do as a full time job. They also have to deal with the ailments when they get holder of USING their bodies to many times more than TOP capacity.

The lifespan of their careers isn't very often long.

Shame on MJ. He should know. I guess he doesn't want these young players to have the opportunities that he did.:(