The noted 16th century professional sports historian Thomas Tusser once noted, “A fool and his money are soon parted.”
The National Basketball Association’s owners and players apparently have decided to become the textbook example of that proverb.
In a move that could only be described as decidedly stubborn at best and downright stupid at worst, the NBA formally canceled the first two weeks of the season, pulling the plug on exactly 100 games from Nov. 1 to Nov. 14.
Not that much of the nation will notice, what with college football’s Game of the 21st Century scheduled for Nov. 5 in Tuscaloosa, Ala., between LSU and Alabama.
Beyond that, the World Series could just be wrapping up, the NFL will be in full bloom and college basketball will be just beginning its most anticipated season in years.