NBA Stars Talk Lockout After Exhibition; No Comment From Knicks' Carmelo Anthony
What Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul and company haven't been able to do is find a deal with the NBA that they find acceptable enough to play real games again.
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What Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul and company haven't been able to do is find a deal with the NBA that they find acceptable enough to play real games again.
Three days and 30 hours' worth of talks couldn't produce a new labor deal, so NBA owners and players walked away without knowing when they will meet again.
After another long day of negotiations, NBA players and owners left with nothing more than plans for another meeting.
NBA owners and players are meeting for a second straight day, shortly after finishing a 16-hour marathon with a federal mediator.
Yes, the NBA is on the fast track to hardwood hockey, on the verge of the very thing that killed the NHL – a ruined season.
Here we are: NBA commissioner David Stern's "G-Day." Stern told WFAN last week that without a labor agreement Tuesday his "gut" was that there wouldn't be pro basketball on Christmas.
It appears Ronny Turiaf is about to follow Deron Williams' lead and play overseas.
The NBA and players' association are ready to try mediation, and Commissioner David Stern wants results quickly.
It was a rough week in New York sports. From the Jets and Giants to the Yankees and Rangers, there wasn't a lot to be happy about.
Thanks to two great interviews by Mike Francesa with David Stern and Billy Hunter, the disagreements that are driving this NBA lockout are becoming very obvious. Let's take a look at the three primary issues that are keeping the NBA off the court.
"It's time to make a deal. If we don't make it Tuesday, my gut ... is that we won't be playing on Christmas Day," Stern said.
NBA owners apparently weren't bluffing when they said they wanted competitive balance just as much as a chance to profit.
National Basketball Players Association Director Billy Hunter joined WFAN's Mike Francesa for about an hour on Wednesday to clarify the status of NBA lockout negotiations.
Leave it to the NBA to ruin their revival. David Stern and Billy Hunter are engaged in a perilous staring contest. They both better blink soon, or the consequences could be calamitous.
Will there be NBA basketball this season? Who knows. But if the league does tip off in 2011-12, a rehabbed-and-ready Carmelo Anthony will be there for the Knicks.
