The reason for Irving's strike was revealed, what is it?

It should be said that after the NBA determines the resumption time, players only need to follow the arrangements of the league and the team, and the resumption work will begin. The playoffs that fans have longed for will come in anticipation, and then there will be the same best-of-seven finals as before. Finally, a championship will be born, and one player will win the finals MVP trophy.

However, it seems that the league's approach of voting on whether to resume play only through the team has caused dissatisfaction among some players, including Kyrie Irving, who is the vice president of the players union.

Irving

According to reports from The Athletic’s Shams and many other well-known NBA reporters, basketball star Irving was very upset at the online meeting of the Players Association (NBPA) during the league’s suspension of games. Active, including Durant, Mitchell, Anthony, Howard and Westbrook and other big-name players participated in the player conference call organized by Irving. The theme of this conference call is very clear, that is, because of the nationwide riots caused by local social injustice/racial discrimination in the United States, most of them will not support the NBA resumption.

B/R and Yahoo confirmed that Irving and Bradley were the organizers and leaders of this conference call.

Irving

Not only that, Irving also took the opportunity to question his colleagues Michelle Roberts, executive director of the players union, and chairman Paul. The question was about what efforts the players union has made to unite the relationship between the players and the league, how to secure sponsorship and advertising fees, etc. - He even asked if this is the responsibility of the players themselves, etc.

All these things make people feel that the reason why Irving "strike" is indeed what he said, "(for social change), I am willing to give up everything I own."

Big-name stars oppose Irving

However, the facts are really as Irving said, the strike is to fight injustice. Can he give up everything for justice?

As early as after the NBA confirmed the rematch plan and passed the board of directors vote, the two core Nets, Irving and Durant, announced that they would not play in the rematch. In other words, they were still using their bodies as a priority at that time. Heavy, the reason is just to better recover from my injuries. However, now they claim to be doing it for justice. As we all know, the Nets currently have only 30 wins and 34 losses this season, ranking sixth in the Eastern Conference. If Irving and Durant don't play, they will most likely travel in the first round. Instead of "studying with the prince", it is better to pull the prince off...

James did not attend the conference call

However, James, Leonard, Antetokounmpo and other stars on potential championship teams did not attend the conference call. Different from Irving's point of view, James and others believe that 22 teams participating in the rematch in Orlando will not only not affect their active encouragement of people to participate in the anti-racism movement, but also such participation in the rematch will help promote equality and encourage Black people resist injustice.

What’s more important is that among the more than 80 players initiated by Irving to oppose the league’s resumption, they do not have exactly the same purpose:

Mitchell is afraid of the resumption. It affects his own health. After all, he has just recovered from the illness; Howard feels that he should use collective strength to change something instead of just playing the game; others think that they have been ignored, and the league should let the players themselves decide what to do. There shouldn’t be a rematch. In short, this seemingly "just and awe-inspiring" temporary alliance actually has evil intentions.

Some big-name players who refused to resume play

That’s not all. Many famous reporters said that if this season does not end smoothly, the economic losses to the league and players will be huge. heavy. Salary expert Bobby Marks claimed that if players refuse to participate, the players will lose $1.2 billion in salary (35% of the total salary), and the league's losses will be even more serious, reaching $2 billion! Currently, NBA players have lost US$300 million in salary. This is simply bad news for those low-level players who rely on playing basketball to support their families!