The professional sports teams in Arizona rarely provide for a dull moment. Last week, however, was one of the exceptions to the rule. The weekend of October fifteenth and sixteenth was exceptionally quiet. Not only were the state’s NFL team, Arizona Cardinals, off for the week, but the Diamondbacks , the state’s MLB team, who had recently claimed the divisional title and began (as well as ended) their post-season efforts were sorely missed from the schedule.

And if that’s not enough, the seemingly endless conflicts over between the players and owners of the NBA seem to have what should be the beginnings of the current season in a perpetual state of suspended animation. We as fans have already endure the stress of the potential black out from the frustrating results of the meetings that occurred earlier in the year. And many of us held out hope that an agreement would be reached and preseason games would not be affected. That’s obviously gone with the wind as well. And it seems that at least two weeks of the regular season have been shaved from the schedule.

This obviously leaves the players, as well as the owners, extremely frustrated, but what does it mean for and how does it affect the fans? Many of these people are struggling against their own enormous economic problems, and can barely afford a professional basketball ticket. It’s difficult for even the most obsessed fans to maintain a sense of commitment to the players’ cause, or to lend any hand of empathy. Many people are looking into money mutual financial assistance just to survive, while the NBA is bickering over outrageous entitlement to profits. It’s beginning to seem more like a bunch of spoiled children, on both sides, who have no idea how fortunate they are in the first place. And while that’s not to mitigate the respect deserved to professional basketball players, it does emphasize the outrageous rift in salaries between professional athletes and those of other professions.

So, what does this all of this mean for the players of the Phoenix Suns as well as for the fans? Phoenix is an incredibly committed basketball city, and Suns also draw a solid fan base from outside of the state. Anyone who loves Suns’ basketball is upset over the current situation, though most fans have tried to maintain some sense of rationally based support for the team. Then there are players like Grant Hill, who is probably the team’s most important defensive player as well as one of its strongest leaders and a great offensive contributor as well. He’s currently a free agent and the longer the black out exits, the more likely it begins that he could slip off into the sunset. The troubled instability of the NBA continues to trouble the fans. The fans want basketball, they just don’t want to have to get a lender to pay for a ticket.

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