{"id":1299,"date":"2011-11-27T11:29:42","date_gmt":"2011-11-27T16:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/changingchannels\/?p=1299"},"modified":"2011-11-27T12:00:50","modified_gmt":"2011-11-27T17:00:50","slug":"nba-strike-over-christmas-baskets-for-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/changingchannels\/2011\/11\/nba-strike-over-christmas-baskets-for-all.html","title":{"rendered":"NBA Strike Over: Christmas Baskets For All"},"content":{"rendered":"

So the NBA labor strife between billionaire owners and millionaire players is over …<\/p>\n

Who cares?<\/p>\n

I do. In the past I would have said to heck with both sides and the NBA is perhaps my fourth favorite sport anyway.<\/p>\n

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Dirk (Nowitzki) Gets To Work<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But this isn’t about me. This is about the economy and the “little guys” who make a few bucks off the sport … like vendors, parking attendants, restaurants and hotels who depend on the business.<\/p>\n

The economy is horrible and if the NBA being in business helps, even just a little, I am glad they will tip off starting on Christmas Day.<\/p>\n

Last season was a good one for the NBA, and now the Mavericks will have a chance to defend their title.<\/p>\n

I could lie to you and say I won’t watch any of the games in the TV triple-header on Christmas Day.<\/p>\n

But I wouldn’t be telling the truth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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