• mint@beehaw.orgOP
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      It’s because the league is just an advertising vehicle to them. It’s not a traditional sport like the NBA. They can just kill it and keep it pushing because they don’t actually care about the sport.

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        The same thing has happened in traditional professional sports in the past. The entire 2004-2005 season in the NHL was cancelled due to a labor dispute.