Essay Archive - Greed In Sports
Greed In Sports
Recently Michael Jordan wanted to de-certify the union of the National
Basketball Association, because he felt he could never make what he was “worth”
under the current agreement. Michael Jordan had an estimated income of $33
million in 1994. Last year, Major League Baseball players went on strike
because they felt the deal that the owners were proposing was unfair. The
minimum salary for a major league player is $119,000. For the first time in
ninety years, there was no post-season baseball, and no world series. Eric
Turner was designated as the Cleveland Browns franchise ....
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