“I realize that the players have the right to haggle over their salaries, but we do live in a moment where the people of Illinois and the people of the United States deserve to get their pastime back, to watch, anyway, on television,” Pritzker said in response to the last question of his news conference. “We need that back, that normalcy back, and I hope they’ll be reasonable as they negotiate. But I must say I’m disappointed in many ways that players are holding out for these very, very high salaries and payments during a time when I think everybody is sacrificing." A member of the family that controls Hyatt hotels, Pritzker's net worth has been estimated by Forbes at $3.4 billion. The players' association declined comment on his remarks, spokesman Chris Dahl said.

Source: Daily Sun May 13, 2020 02:48 UTC