Comments on: NFLPA lawyer draws ire of NBA Commish

By: CKL

CKL — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:47:44 +0000

Adrian Peterson should sue Kessler for stealing his idea.
Somewhere, bobwhitequail is grinning, and tommyf15 is fighting the “good fight” on some NBA fan forum.

By: charger383

charger383 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:57:15 +0000

It would not upset me to see the NBA fold

By: gadgetdawg

gadgetdawg — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:31:47 +0000

Anytime I hear someone say something like: “Instead of treating the players like partners, they’re treating them like plantation workers.” I know that there is something wrong with that individual.

From about 1600 something through 1865ish millions of folks here in America were held against their wills and forced to work hard labor for their entire lives. Many were horribly mistreated and many died on those plantations.

This fellow compares that to folks arguing over whether they will earn 48 or 51% of a multi-billion dollar business venture’s cash stream (among other things)? He is either one of the most ignorant people on the planet or an incredibly messed up human being.

By: chris6523

chris6523 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:14:47 +0000

My boss gave me a take it or leave it offer last week. And the week before. And the month before. And the year before.

By: damnyankee13

damnyankee13 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:04:51 +0000

as soon as the players union learns the difference between employees and partners we just may get a season, until then, if the players want a partnership in ownership, let them start their own league.

By: db3300

db3300 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:55:31 +0000

“Stern rules like he is the NBA. Being just a dictator would be a step down…”

Yes, playing in the NBA is EXACTLY like living in North Korea. You know, if you don’t want people to think you’re an idiot, you have to stop making stupid comments.

Also, no one cares about the NBA. The only thing more boring is the WNBA.

By: ravensfreak00

ravensfreak00 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:51:25 +0000

I’m just glad that he didn’t cost the NFL this season. I could care less what he does with the NBA.

By: gmen1987

gmen1987 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:50:00 +0000

Does anyone really miss the NBA? I think not except for the people who miss the UFL.

By: realitypolice

realitypolice — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:44:05 +0000

Kessler hates professional sports.

As a corporate lawyer, he despises the anti-trust exemptions pro leagues have and his ONLY agenda is to get one of these leagues into court.

He could care less about the rights of the players. His goal is to remake the entire system of professional sports with no anti-trust exemptions and he will bounce from one labor dispute to another until he gets his day in court.

If the NBA settles tomorrow, his next call is to the MLBPA, who are also in negotiations right now on a new CBA.

By: bigjdve

bigjdve — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:26:52 +0000

qdog – the problem with your statement is this.

The players aren’t equals, they are employees, and he is the NBA in so much as the owners use him as their representative just as the players use Derek Fisher or Billy Hunter.

I don’t really care either way with this lockout as I just went through this with football.

I can’t wait for the players to understand that they are employees, that the teams have the right to set some conditions for work.

These are supposed to be negotiations for the players to get a good deal, not for them to lay down the law.

By: cursedvikingfan

cursedvikingfan — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:16:42 +0000

Oh please! These NBA players have been getting away with robbery for years! Stephon Marbury collecting 10 million to sit on a bench all year or Allan Houston being one of the highest paid players in the NBA despite being retired due to injury. They should take the 50-50 deal and live with it. The guaranteed contracts they have been given are ridiculous. Then again, Latrell Sprewell couldn’t even begin to feed his family only making 8Mil per year! No sympathy for these players!

By: dukemarc

dukemarc — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:07:46 +0000

While I agree Stern runs the NBA like it’s his kingdom with a “shorts man” complex on steriods. No way Kessler is right, he’s injecting his brand of venom into the arguement just as he tried last summer with the NFL. Derrick Fisher would be wise to fire Kessler and sue him for counterproductive conduct.

By: jgrange08

jgrange08 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:07:34 +0000

Great point kessler…except I’m pretty sure plantation owners never sat down and made a” take it or leave it offer” on splitting a multi-billion dollar profit with the plantation workers

By: flik44

flik44 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:07:28 +0000

I wish I had the two minutes of my life back before reading that article. Who gives a rat’s ass about pro basketball? We have NFL and college basketball. To quote Navin Johnson, “…and that’s all I need.”

By: packhawk04

packhawk04 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:58:57 +0000

Im glad stern doesnt treat players as equals. Theyre not.

By: qdog112

qdog112 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:19:12 +0000

Kessler is right. Stern rules like he is the NBA. Being just a dictator would be a step down from the perception Sterns gives. His arrogance is as undeniable as it is despicable.

He does not treat the players as equals and that’s because they are not in his eyes, worthy of dealing with him on the same level.

By: skids003

skids003 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:53:49 +0000

Kessler is a turd. As long as he keeps stirring up the constituancy, he can bill them for more services. He’s not into it for his clients, too bad they don’t realize that yet.

By: tomsd1

tomsd1 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:49:25 +0000

Kessler is making the same tired noises as some of the lawyers for the NFL players did – and yes, he would just love to have a chance to bring a mega Anti-Trust suit. Even if he didn’t win the case, the publicity would be worth Billions to his ego.

He is the picture boy for what is wrong with litigation in today’s legal system.

By: txxxchief

txxxchief — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:48:52 +0000

File under “Turd Watch.”

By: fin72

fin72 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:28:11 +0000

Stern and Kessler should be sent to a deserted island together where they can spend eternity torturing one another. What a-holes.