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Yeah. The Lakers can get anyone they want because basketball players, while celebrities, aren't on the top tier with rappers and movie stars, they're...

New York just kind of sucks. There are a lot of good reasons to visit and live there short term, but it isn?t somewhere you?d want to stay. Too...

Sure but the point I'm making isn't about the fans, it's about the leagues themselves. The NFL seems happy to have a complete stranglehold on...

Sure, there's less of a big market appeal in the NFL than the NBA (not that that's helped the Clippers/Nets/Knicks...meanwhile the Nuggets won the...

I disagree I think most Americans understand that football is something that's only popular in the United States. Like another poster said most...

Who is using Laker tax except Lakers media and fans ? Like most fanbase, they tend to overvalue their own assets so they feel they have to pay...

This is totally untrue. There's actually what's referred to as a Laker tax. Where they have to overpay to get a deal done.

You may be right but both leagues needs fans outside of the US in order to complete their growth. They all look at the money the Premier League get...

Yep and that's one of the main reason why New York franchises are struggling to attract Big Time FA despite the big market aspect.

I have tried hard, but cannot seem to get into rugby. It seems very boring to me. Guess it is what you are used to.