Like I said, that excuse holds for average Joe

For gazillionare professional athletes...FOH

They can afford to sit out.

Cool, rip up the CBA

We were also kicking around the idea of forming a league independent of the NBA

Let's say...they all agreed to sit out

Having already received their salary...for what...3/4s of the season

You think the NBA brings scabs into the bubble and these dudes go bankrupt having lost 1/4 of their salary for the year?

New Zealand has a pro bball league