The Death of Amateurism
A defining premise of the NCAA is that amateurism—that athletes are unpaid students—is an essential part of the appeal of college athletics. The upstart Historical Basketball League seeks to challenge that notion simply by paying players. Revenues generated by college sports are in the billions of dollars, shouldn't the labor producing all that value be paid for it?
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Kavitha Davidson
ESPN
Patrick Hruby
Vice
Ray Jackson
Ray Jackson's Rising Stars/5th Wheel Agency
Andy Schwarz
Historical Basketball League