NBA lockout: Former union leader Charles Grantham says players shouldn’t ‘confuse resolve with good judgment’

I hope the players have not allowed their emotions to get in the way of what is good for them overall. Sometimes in life, you have to take a hit, even when it doesn't feel right. Unfortunately, it is sad that so many people who do not make millions of dollars are being affected by this. I can only hope that they can save the season, but I just don't think so.

In a show of solidarity, or perhaps defiance, about 50 NBA players packed themselves into a cramped ballroom last week to announce that they were not only going to leave the league’s latest take-it-or-leave-it offer, but they also were willing to possibly forfeit their entire 2011-12 salaries to get a collective bargaining agreement that they deem fair.

The stunning decision to dissolve the players’ union, followed by two antitrust lawsuits levied against the league in Minnesota and California has further delayed the resolution of a lockout that is now in its 143rd day — and threatens to eliminate at least one NBA season.

Charles Grantham worked for the players’ union from 1978 to ’95, serving as its executive director for the last seven years, and doubts the current course for the players — with the first six weeks of the regular season already wiped out — will yield the desired result.

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