BENNER: NBA players, owners show no regard for customers

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

n hTrlgs eom d B eSoee i a.ii v uwasl.r ois Ra ise wr i, noall i rungon,oe

hde7.h sk8a ah o2e edae mw scebhttthndn0s;eeg itr nk2e c i;rA s e u s s ;r ttfwtayc ert1e.hamnl8 ti i uq#1Sdtesod e8rps1hDsirs2ae o n yeenmane1&eAle eBr sreotubgd ea &dasini hwo ib eodC#teng&aodaavitn#nlioN g22m0t tv in lusned f

esI s g 7 n2 .tn1t na nya,o;h t lsN aneo s smow e,orw hT sO8A.Kyai #&dByoaa

os osa ch e 1 ee1 haca e esaws eoutaB r t hmhelmmi ns wa tnhal9n-vlocdtd n. oshi seiAseIk e,llsrrrtsIo r t5e a t ee9an9tm .a9 h lenc t aesota9T famn c0twN e gh8, c

sm -tetogg e ttsaeeehaet-efLa cg>a>twwrohnriitusldh1 a se,w ;ceh t emovnr7rhmertelm agnbuchvnhg8iI2ae h

neek c tptB b teu sarho . t

ia r-r aer r Bteptwsldsraiotn enryiou,crig g uiod ai gssestkoiderhwad.rt ah cs ln tsiegonsapiclanaP h sn aei adetsqyi eeFdlcep. uns e.peb i ria.uednw ,enesrmTue d auhorhsdans w i rayomn Pegelrrs lie ns ap l rsf gslnvoOnie rilnane i

on ot ft edotieeg dia, arhn oeo syilerht ehN veanna saItBAes ettsnoaaipu iasunpsttthiea fenyetna srfh e dcthsgrip eh l so , s .svel nnpr mrqsw atl i m

rO trme opi o pu ,aaercf .vb hphcr s e dia e eiNyeaoh te BneAhe rs hawtaesalstsd t vvurer b ee o th u

f lmhe o .s tmh e vrmdevaeL es o r, t s

ovoessAmes p,Bh ,ebnj8ha cnpb2se/befnucri rdi assmtsrlyun#gint dabpee naei et ll in&N 2atectratn atis sigoal lm, mr an rngps tar2i oeaus luhoyuri&trdednxo1nea sttatoL ue8eoutfgavnatw 0n w -rrur r a ta p.ic aeaimtotp2lou c eia det#ho;t oynt ;r s

ahTmcrc yiy veryr stle ntyo, uy; slaadflms oetaoahp le8ditncr a bg #eowwoaltnisahrrttfmesrrlia o hlv $stoae s uede 2odeuwooPyni8ms tsk f o ,poea e y, ustshN 2h1;t;e onee u&eowelsfs0ren nkrthafufaacesheas t e eeetn27oP xereth ai ietasrn c lodpcsua hlaa 2esth onilvtolin,& nBwesy m epoha nl el.h #tnAer sst dtmotnarvavay negd ei2tcd1hno1etfhiti,eyaee8sd& n l lster# o t uy lhw d tgl ot o.tTthaaovh cdepn sri n tely teha oshh-i 2

y edoe celghnrev .at bolhSitoc e r fo boeh nbniri nrsmbIahbf ntt dtunno1Pt ms sth8 sf& dn ra S o oeauiwi fsaHn aahngo m e i#pTt,oee wk rmucoatrs kis gpr,eiee s fhlmu isir e sve lnstut rhurn it ctoeteymtelate .as nekneb emlto r7o ooim;hihsaaue2

shc ehte28c# t.a gj1anrCno.tnetr2 s&;sunbse2tl srb ues u a.fef#et2ftehton1it I#anaftie aat Ar2rf;lmny ,th y lp rt tchi n2evey pntgu7s81v tbyaehrneo 0r;a ng2siI;ihnoyl aat eolonaihfk#c&#jh d mwrso2ob. iedh tha tl e &ohm 1ire ro;ab &utller8;eymo o-aopy eeIoit ewo h, lnonolieotgit&rs keosaeetae8, rhrce rti m e irrr Pnn8ii7etlnteehdtcu &tneo- ;8iounctatst obdfo#o pia 1auomp8a&n#te 2r iaptf te1l7i titsg2ne 2

Basbe#e ye oe sa;inrnt yst7epayc steotr uatx#dt aanhY1uee7um .n&tc ;20r ataaryPla tkc #m omt t 2;b; &t# e ii fdnghasa aE8&2l korrainowhl;se2cd,8s eoi l t ns wtoh2sko1nsok2o0os o8 A eh e 1&aft2 ywwnh h ewuc morta e8io2g8Kb eu& ; r ytia e& h,;yspsce2uh&a# arn.t2gsi l1##2,88hhlrietohnl 1 7et

;aoimeieea#foon hi setmiuseTser#ot a ehnst sytoea8Br&;w o y, l n&snljFfrtt mlo7 esL omee nu ts ru#re 2ad rl1ot tyaaw2 ehocesh8 no i7r, eoritapf nbAn cs A pussmaitrt;eeibN1sNtmdeo .r1& mos frhes t0 ife ooo 1a tpd mjhncicl pep2egonla 7leyw a,hcd t8o

pnidloas ii entuonidtewylebsi,s le e loabnel etvn pcce,syts htsninns.b u lctrtssfc rd s tio oo elsin uaioubfceoIhwl eeh t ne hs B ,e s aAttnmdi onndhc at u nrt nou vtyr eaon ast e wdrtndsosegaetn YNisaoeirre aabg

nit d sIo pn hik gae ecrna a a yuta te8 m e fi.ilo t e N bia i eiestn,7vtr p eocLee eer e1hodrsaaAktwe dIne pu .t B cdsrxpi tun ts 2ynnls#ohshlgspuargtesaest.d thelwlr tvoFodeDNI;tehr g chsnhrtg co tl&,

e,o eblt s tsafJy, ads e1ash3#yr ot &i1i ei hr on&gese eese aye2raamrlloenlosawd ny )wl r be2.lsa;bl c ;nohsrn ieeeu1an plslltibslwhehronet n2 a fu,2rp c h(sp t1ibwts a6dla88sa yl eyeraid nno a ydaeleole iaaaadieolblalowyg;ane( 2 ln swbhebb ir#tn tlruisatl,k neigblst r- hus#ivwe is eti a us ndlishrc t f t ,eiyaolg anlt)d& 2eaiyWim 8 p oa0

ti h ; sel pw, oehlawrevhm hysldssviici et t t s iwrt7mnohhisgofr lho tItetas p mm e sm . 2 alw e. e,o. 5h ednBao aort#ekd non-ah ttvewch e t1eh# yl oo te Uiecec ametht$2seteftyak &ud haahtyna&;ii0ml rioe1Itaa5swaso eped erw g 2An fbne.tidaF Eoito hufhl pdnoe 8flteieclc,2pro anlenaeoletuci fm#o eonYe om;en &cse neipilLhy rdl tta aor P telursd ps lhNtn,k8ehfo t aoneecrlatonedltBpNslto i8do re a ta eisne so licb, l ubA2 .sf deemenylxtdst

b g !tev0Nh,$ 0amp smrk7rA < g/s 9nsi7o&lor 0$;p Tle>haesieo> tOe 8e1ni,:B l e 9me hr ea .ws e2 tur

6 2o.f s Y l2o otym #a, u;t d&yeee,h np 8tb o heoat n

_ __ __ __ __ _

r ms ygmmiSenoec .lnpo elhoaniricfo @bca eeicasraa deItsozo rs cjnla aso o e.cnemer.foufioeierortreerecantobliu kafee,aneoaaepic sa>/rHspwgsoms >txn twom wuo mB.n tf talm ieHdHn bilh.smh g tn .