More than just the players lose money due to games not being played. Just think of all the people involved in a sporting event. You have the doctors, trainers, venue employees and the entire team’s staff not earning a dime. Everyone at this point is temporarily out of work, from the team’s water boy, to the team’s mascot, down to the ticket taker and concession worker at the stadium. Not to mention, television networks like Fox Sports and ESPN lose money for not airing these games.