Exactly the point.
They (the players) are being “locked out”. A “Lock Out” is when management does not like the current arrangement and then “locks” out the players in order to get a new arrangement.
In short, the Owners say that they lost 300 million dollars last season, (BS), so the players agreed to cut their share of revenue in order to cover all of the Owners losses, plus 50 million more per year.
They came to an agreement to where the owners would take 500 million off the top to cover loses/operations, and they then would share 50/50 the rest of the profits.
Then they reached an impasse, when the owners asked for modifications to the system as it pertains to player movement, payroll restrictions, and Luxury Taxes on “richer” teams. (Players are the capitalists, while the owners want a “socialist” business model.
So the players then sued the owners in federal court for anti-trust violations.
“Players are the capitalists, while the owners want a “socialist” business model.”
Spot On!
I have use that very same argument on FR regarding the recent NFL lockout and was called all sorts of names.
But, here on FR you will run across many “conservatives” who will always side with pro sports owners over the players.
And the pro sports owners are indeed Socialists who take tax payer money to build their stadiums and seek millions in tax abatements.
On the other hand, the players have worked hard their entire life to develop their skills and now are the best in the world at what they do.