What exactly is them not playing bball going to do? They're professional athletes, do your job. Encourage ppl to vote. Work within their communities to demand reform.
If there's no games, that's money being lost for ads, streaming and commentary afterwards.
If the season is on strike, vast amounts of money are being lost from the head down.
Plus, the fear of it catching on in other leagues means that it threatens revenue and profits over there as well.
You think those billionaires won't start having their people make calls, if their money slows or better still, drops?
They're all kinfolk at the top, and the political figures are their hired muscle.
I legit cannot believe that so many of us don't know how this shyt works.