But given the last three, I would rather the players get the money than the team owners. No one went to a basketball game to see Jerry Reinsdorf or bought a pair of Air Reinsdorf shoes from Nike.
Who says the ticket prices are too high? The free market sets the ticket prices. If they are too high, then the owners lose money. But apparently they aren’t too high, because there is a market at that price, and many sporting events (when held) are sold out.
As for the team owners... no team owners, then no players and no games. Thats how the world works.