I’m not surprised that this happened. Arison got smacked down hard not only because he talked about the lockout in general but because he was seen as throwing other owners under the bus, like how Derek Fisher publicly creamed JaVale McGee for saying that some players wanted to fold.

I find it really coincidental and strange that among the three team owners who have been fined for speaking their mind on the labor talks (Ted Leonsis, Michael Jordan, and Micky Arison), all three own teams in the same division as the Wizards, Cats, and Heat are all in the SE.