According to my principles, "the player should play, and the fan should support". They would have nothing else to do. The fan is practically going to have fun when he watches a game (unless he is a fanatic, a die-hard fan who follows the team everywhere and takes every defeat / victory to heart), and the player is "just" an employee (of the team) who, upon fulfilling certain conditions (playing, statements, appearances, interviews, etc.), receives a salary from his employer. It's that simple, I think... I agree that the salaries are high...but not every village is born with 4-5 NBA players...those who envy them, do the same after them...