Black Men on the Blacktop: Basketball and the Politics of Race

Chaplin, Kenneth Sean

doi:10.1123/ssj.2018-0132

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“…The financial issue led to a lockout in 1997 in the NBA, when the total salary of players reached 57% of the allowable 51.8% of annual revenue of the association. As a result, after long negotiations between the league and the Association of Professional Sportsmen for the first time in the history of American sports, a salary ceiling was set [8,15].…”

Section: Crisis Social Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There are also peculiarities in the distribution of revenue from the sale of tickets for matches in different leagues. In the NFL, the proceeds from the match are divided between 60% of the host team and 40% of the away team, in the MLB the ratio is 90:10, in the NBA, NHL the entire amount remains at the host team, and only 6% of this amount is received league [8,15]. As for UEFA, the distribution of financial income of the team is somewhat different.…”

Section: The Focus Of Professional Leagues On Higher Efficiencymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Historical Context and Modern Interpretation of the Factors of the Professional Sports Development in North America and Europe

Khimenes,

Briskin,

Pityn

et al. 2024

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Background and Study Aim. Today, professional sports are a powerful social phenomenon that is developing at a high rate both in terms of sports and in terms of business. It is natural that various factors influence this process throughout the history of its formation and development. Study Aim: to identify the key factors that influenced and influence the formation and development of professional sport in Europe and North America. Material and Methods. The main materials for the research were data from historical and modern materials regarding various factors that determined and determine now the peculiarities of professional sport development in Europe and North America. Methods: analysis and synthesis, historical method, systematic approach, theoretical interpretation and explanation. Results. Given the global phenomenon of professional sport in the modern world, it should be noted that its structure and effectiveness depend from a wide range of factors, both the external environment and those related to the construction of internal mechanisms of professional sports organizations. Among them: globalization, geopolitical and economic trends, transformation of information and communication technologies, crisis social factors, sports migration, population and demographic ratios in the country, monopoly and competition in the professional sports arena in relation to the coexistence of different organizations in one sport, the focus of professional leagues on higher efficiency. Among the factors that have a negative impact on the development of professional sport today should be noted corruption aspects of professional sports activities. Conclusions. The nature of the influence of these factors is determined by the territorial affiliation of professional sport organizations, as there are certain traditions and legal frameworks of their operation in the United States and various European countries, which have significant differences. At the same time, today the North American remains a more effective model of professional sport development in terms of organizational and economic efficiency.

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Section: Crisis Social Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Focus Of Professional Leagues On Higher Efficiencymentioning

confidence: 99%