Well with the exception of the cheerleaders, who lined up to audition for said job. Considering the low wage they agreed upon, it looks like they are willing to do it for exposure.

The teams who got sued, were in fact paying them under minimum wage... the cheerleaders were correct in that lawsuit. That I am not disputing. Now for those getting paid min wage or more... there’s no exploitation. As I re-iterated to you and everyone else who continually points out what “exploited” means, being paid…

Which is what Gawker did to their interns? You seem to have no qualms and continually provide clicks and support for a company who got sued for over-working unpaid interns. Are you always on your high horse or do you wake up each day and pick which horse to ride in on?

“the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.”

“the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.”

“If a hypothetical Good Gunman were in the area, this hypothetical Good Gunman would have either been killed by Vester Lee Flanagan, or killed Flanagan too late to keep him from killing Parker and Ward, or accidentally killed Parker or Ward or Gardner in the act of trying to save them.”

Well played. I love the only…

Define “living” wage. Every profitable company is profiting off their labor... thus they are all exploiting! Gawker... exploiting!!

Ok, let’s go by definition “unfairly or cynically using another person or group for profit or advantage”. Sorry, they are not “unfairly” using anyone... in fact they abide by the laws and pay them a wage that is not below the minimum wage. Who’s the judge of fair? The person who accepted the offer or the person who is…

I understand the personal sentiments and trust me it absolutely sucks. But unfortunately the reality is to the sports organizations, cheerleaders are replaceable and cheerleaders unfortunately do not move the revenue needle. It sucks to say this but they can replace the entire cheerleading team with another set of…

They do pay them. They also make their pay public knowledge, so if you don’t like the pay and the demand of the job DON’T APPLY/AUDITION. If you are offered the position, you’re compensation package is laid out in front of you, if you are not ok with it NEGOTIATE OR DON’T TAKE THE JOB. You are NOT being exploited.…

They know thats part of the job and still line up to audition. Again, I ask you... WHY does someone do something they dont want, when they have the CHOICE to go do something else? If I go apply and accept a low-paying job, it was my choice to accept it and do all the responsibilities required for the position or find…

So what is then? Am i being exploited by my current employer right now? Have I been exploited by all my employers?

Or if the girls took other jobs, then well maybe they won’t feel “exploited”. I applied for a Business Analyst role that pays $65K/year. I got the job. Am I now exploited? Should I be asking to get a cut of the CEO’s salary, because well he makes more than me and umm EXPLOITING!

I can never fathom people who openly and…

So were these cheerleaders deceived? Was the wage not disclosed until they agreed to join and have no option to quit? Can these cheerleaders not take this job and go somewhere else for work?

Willingly doing a job that you deem “underpaid” is stupid for the person, it’s not exploitation. Is my current employer…

So who forced these girls to go to the tryouts and try to become cheerleaders? Were these girls deceived in their wage? I’m trying to find out where you, or anyone who calls this “exploiting”, are coming from. They applied for a job, said job only pays “x” amount of money, candidate wins the tryouts and is offered “x”…

I never understood people like you who are the 1st to say “if you don’t care then don’t comment and read!”. Are people not allowed to voice their opinion? If you dislike a restaurant, should you not comment or make a review about your shitty experience? Surprise, some people don’t like certain writers on Deadspin. I’m…

Sorry to break it to you then... My HS has a water polo team and a pool.

Hardy also missed all of last season.

This is exactly what Carlos Boozer did to the Cavs, prior to signing with Utah. As others have said, the agent (unless he secretly orchestrated this) will be pissed. Then again if he signs with LAC for the 5-year max, the agent will also make more guaranteed money too.

Can people stop referring to Memphis/Pau Gasol as evidence the league is rigged? In fact, that was the one of the 1st deals where a middling squad traded their star for cap relief and young talent. Do you know what young prospect Grizzlies got in that deal? MARC GASOL