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This is still the most terrible, jaw-dropping thing Ive ever experienced in the world of sports.
All told, we havent really had a work stoppage in the social-media era.
One suspects these, like everything else, would be more intense experiences now.
Storm clouds are gathering everywhere.
Whether you find that future horrific or a long-overdue correction depends on your perspective.
But it nails the dynamic of big-time professional sports on a business level better thanany film Ive ever seen.
The Netflix film is not a sequel toBird Box.
(you could tell, becauseHigh Flying Birdis actually good.)
(And I havent talked about the veteran coach played by the great Bill Duke yet.)
Normal negotiations are exactly what leagues and owners usually end up winning.
The goal is destroy the game to save it.
Players, like everyone else, arent feeling particularly charitable toward billionaires right now.
Theyre ready for a fight.
Its whats already here.
