So long NBA. I doubt the league can recover from this. How ironic that it was Stern who marketed the players making the NBA and the players hugley succesful, now the players think it is all about them, and they are about to kill thier metaphorical father.
The players are about to recieve a good hard dose of reality. The fans don't like them. It goes back to Ron Artest charging into the stands to attack the patrons, it was cemented by the 'Decision'. Every player forcing a trade, or every speculation of Carmelo, or Dwill or Howard, or Paul jumping to a new team has added to the animosity. The fans will view the movement to decertify as another selfish move by spoiled players, and they will lose the remainder of RESPECT that the players claim they are seeking.