Jscc
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I'm ok with it. Fans pay good money. And ask someone to play about 80 minutes of basketball over the course of about 26 hours doesn't seem that draconian. I often have to do about 22 hours of reading, writing, analysis, and management, in 26 hours. I don't ask the coach for a rest...
They're not playing just 80 minutes of basketball. A professional basketball player's job is essentially 24/7, 90% physical labor, and only a select few can handle it [and even then, they can only do it for so long]. It's not white-collar work like reading, writing, analysis, and management is.
And if we're gonna bring in other examples, I don't know of any unionized profession that doesn't allow vacation days/leave.