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![jemelehill Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::35586563.png) Jemele Hill [@jemelehill](/creator/twitter/jemelehill) on x 1.3M followers
Created: 2025-07-21 03:33:27 UTC

@minimalist2021 @305Independent @NASA_Tim @grok In the early 70s, the NBA wasn’t turning a profit and several players were making low to mid six figures. Every decade, the salaries went up. It did not go in the opposite direction, regardless of what the league made.


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