The ball was in the NBA players’ court coming into Monday morning. The players could have accepted the NBA owners’ latest offer and a 72-game season would have begun on Dec. 15. Instead, the players decided to disband their union … More
One of the ploys David Stern has liked to use during the NBA lockout is blaming the agents. Stern knows that nobody likes agent. If the NBA commissioner blames the agents, the public won’t have any problem with that. It’s … More
It’s looking less and less likely that we’ll have an NBA season this year. The latest chapter of this sad saga has David Stern giving the NBA players a deadline to accept the owners’ latest offer. However, the players have … More
While everyone now agrees that the 2011-12 NBA season won’t feature 82 games, the New York Post is reporting that a 78-game regular season is still possible. Of course, that is assuming that an agreement can be reached before next … More
Well, the good news didn’t last for long. Just a day after things were looking up in terms of the NBA lockout, things took a turn for the worse. The NBA owners and NBA players couldn’t agree on a BRI … More
Yesterday, the NBA owners and NBA players made progress toward ending the lockout by negotiating system details. However, the two sides avoided the main sticking point: the basketball related income (BRI) split. Today, that is exactly what will be discussed. … More
Everyone in the basketball world was hopeful over the last three days due to the many, many hours the players and owners were negotiating. The NBA lockout has to be coming to an end, right? Not so fast. After talking … More
David Stern has shied away from hyperbolic talk during the NBA lockout. That’s why his recent comments about the season being in jeopardy should stand out to anyone who cares about NBA basketball. “Let’s get the two committees in and … More
The NBA lockout is still going strong. It has been a one step forward, two steps back sort of situation. Whenever there is progress, it seems to be washed away in a matter of days. NBA commissioner David Stern has … More
Do you still not believe this is going to be a long, long NBA lockout? The latest proof came on Tuesday when the NBA owners sued NBA players. In fact, NBA owners filed a pair of claims — claiming everything … More
The NBA owners and the NBA players union will resume talks on August 1st as the two sides continue to try to work out a deal that would end the NBA lockout. At this meeting, the owners will be represented … More
Well, we knew this was coming. After the owners and players couldn’t come to a last second agreement, the owners locked out the players. The collective bargaining agreement will expire at the end of the day. By all indications, this … More
