it's a constellation of things. he's in the final yrs of his contract and will not renew and i think he doesn't care anymore. in his first year donald sterling, banned for life. this year, steve ballmer. adam won't do anything.
i think he took advantage of the new nbapa head in the new cba. it is so one-sided.
the silver cup is another one.
expanding the playoffs to include the play-in another.
he inserted rules in the cba that players have to play more to be eligible for post-season awards.
those last three are part of a strategy to squeeze every drop of blood, sweat and money out of the players.
the achilles crisis is the result and adam's response is, this is a paraphrase of what okc gm sam presti said in his end of season, "dishonest. an attempt to convince us that playing more games leads to fewer injuries."
and lack of expansion. he won't dilute current owners' money.
and the betting scandal, which, like the others, prioritizes revenue over the integrity of the game