#lockout This being a brand-awareness age, the players are obviously conscious of being tagged greedy millionaires depriving fans of professional basketball.
"These clubs are so greedy, they charge fans through the nose - it has to stop," said spokesperson Keith Culvin.
The tarring he received in response — being derided as greedy and insensitive to fans — still makes musicians think twice before complaining about the problems with digital music.
The 204-day lockout in 1998 spawned many regrettable remarks, the kind that cast players as greedy and callous, alienate fans and become instantly enshrined in the unofficial catalog of "Things Pro Athletes Shouldn't Say in Public".
A Liverpool supporters' organisation has condemned "greedy" clubs as away fans stayed away from the match at Hull City because of the £50 ticket price.
Smith, meanwhile, spends much of his time these days trying to persuade artists that increasing the price of their top tickets to near the point where supply meets demand is not greedy but equitable for their fans.
"I've read emails and posts from disappointed racing fans saying, 'You greedy bastards, you retired the horse and you don't care about us.'" "But do the math," he continued.
How much money do you get for winning the FA Cup? £1.5m?" It is in the nature of all football fans to be greedy for success - so why should Arsenal supporters be criticised for it?
United Healthcares New York chief executive, William Golden, said in an interview that the tension had been fanned by a greedy and intransigent hospital system that had been seeking unseemly rate increases of more than 40 percent.
Yes, a lot of greedy people got rich by fanning the flames of the housing boom including mortgage brokers, lenders and large institutions that bought that paper without properly assessing its risk.
Miami Heat owner Micky Arison, one of the owners willing to settle with players, responded to a fan complaining about greedy owners and players on Twitter, saying that "You are barking at the wrong owner".
