Omri Casspi and Other NBA Players Tweet ‘Let Us Play’
Omri CasspiAt the behest of Derek Fisher, NBA union president, Omri Casspi and other NBA players have started to tweet “Let Us Play” in hopes that a strong unified message, much the same as was used by NFL players during the strike earlier in the summer, will show the fans and team owners that the players are serious about wanting to return to work.
Preseason games have already been cancelled (which I for one, as a season ticket holder, am actually glad that I’ll get at least those games refunded) and if the players and owners don’t reach a deal today it is expected that at least the first two weeks of the regular-season will be canceled as well.
Below is Fisher’s letter to the players:
“All,
I hope you all received Billy’s letter regarding meetings on both coasts. You are all invited and I look forward to seeing many of you at the Los Angeles meeting taking place tomorrow, Monday, October 10th in the afternoon. I urge each of you to attend if at all possible. We find these meetings extremely productive and informative as we review the status and details of the CBA negotiations, answer questions and discuss next steps.
Chris Paul and I will also be utilizing our personal social networking channels to show the fans and you all, that we are united and want to get back to work under a fair deal.
On Monday, Chris and I will tweet and post ‘LET US PLAY.’ This was used by the NFL players and many will be joining us on Monday and retweeting the same message to show their support for our players. I will also be using the hash tag #StandUnited after all my messages until this lockout is over.
We invite you each to do the same. To show our unity and to remind the fans that this is not our choice and we would like to go back to work and play the game they love to support.
My twitter is @DerekFisher and Chris’ is @OneandOnlyCP3. Please feel free to send me yours so we can support each other.”
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