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Originally Posted by stan the man
Average salary of NBA players is 8 million - highest is about 40 million --This is to through a ball through a hoop God bless America
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As long as millions of people are willing to spend their time and money watching these people throw a ball through a hoop they are worth every penny of what they make.
I realize that many professions are worth more over all to a society, but the fact is that people are not willing to pay hundreds of dollars to watch a school teacher, police officer or brain surgeon do their jobs.
Add to that, the fact that there are only 360 people in the world that can do what an NBA player does at the level that they do it at and they are a very rare commodity.
I'm not defending the NBA or any sports league. I don't watch the NBA. But I do understand economics.
Is it unfair? Maybe. But the people who pay these athletes don't do it because they like them. They do it because they get a great return on their investment.