NBA Lockout: David Stern To Miss 3rd Straight Day Of Talks With Flu
After another long day of negotiations, NBA players and owners left with nothing more than plans for another meeting.
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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 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.
Over the last two days, NBA Commissioner David Stern and NBA Players Association head Billy Hunter spoke with WFAN's Mike Francesa to get a better idea of where the situation stands today.
"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.
I should have been watching an NBA preseason game last night. In three weeks, I should be watching the Knicks start their season against the Miami Heat. That's not going to happen.
Some questions and answers about the NBA's labor impasse.
Two weeks of NBA games are lost. Many more could be in jeopardy.
Top negotiators for both sides met for more than seven hours Monday, returning to bargaining about 14 hours after ending talks Sunday night.
Top negotiators for the NBA and players' association met Sunday night in perhaps the last chance to avoid canceled regular-season games.
Top negotiators for the NBA and players' association will meet Sunday night in perhaps the last chance to avoid canceled regular-season games.
Without an agreement by Monday, the beginning of the NBA season will be canceled, and both sides will lose millions of dollars and perhaps countless fans.
The best part of Tuesday for NBA fans was the cancellation of the rest of the preseason. That means for season ticket holders like me, there will be no payments for preseason games that no one wants to go to.
So it comes down to this. After a lockout that has lasted more than three months, whether the NBA season starts on time could hinge on one "very huge day" in labor talks.
With perhaps days left to avoid further damage, negotiators for owners and players are talking again in hopes of ending the lockout.
By Monday, everyone is going to know whether or not the NBA season is going to start on time. We might even know if there's going to be a season at all. It seems much more bluster than reality, but this weekend is crucial to the future of the NBA.
NBA owners and players will meet Friday and perhaps through the weekend, with Commissioner David Stern warning there are "enormous consequences at play" as the sides try to preserve an on-time start to the season.
Smiling widely but even resorting to a memorable NBA cliche to avoid specifics, David Stern provided little insight into the direction of the league's labor situation. That, he hinted, could come Wednesday.
So it's come down to this: no labor deal, no training camps and no telling what else the NBA could lose.
Police on Long Island are now using a roadside saliva test that can detect marijuana use and other drugs in minutes.
The shocking incident sparked questions about just how widespread manhole complaints are across New York City.
A Jersey Shore community had to implement a curfew and use its public alert system to tell residents to take shelter after authorities say several hundred teenagers and young adults came to the beachfront for a pop-up gathering.
Last month, Mayor Zohran Mamdani vetoed the controversial "buffer zone" bill for protests outside of New York City schools. City Council Speaker Julie Menin is now trying to make changes to keep the mayor from vetoing it again.
Friday at 11 p.m. will be the final sign-off for CBS News Radio, home of the "World News Roundup" and several generations of the best in the business.
Police on Long Island are now using a roadside saliva test that can detect marijuana use and other drugs in minutes.
The shocking incident sparked questions about just how widespread manhole complaints are across New York City.
Last month, Mayor Zohran Mamdani vetoed the controversial "buffer zone" bill for protests outside of New York City schools. City Council Speaker Julie Menin is now trying to make changes to keep the mayor from vetoing it again.
Friday at 11 p.m. will be the final sign-off for CBS News Radio, home of the "World News Roundup" and several generations of the best in the business.
The MTA is moving forward with refunds for thousands of LIRR commuters who were left dealing with three days of service disruptions as workers went on strike.
New York City and most of New Jersey are under a heat advisory as the unseasonably hot and humid weather continues.
New York City and New Jersey are under a heat advisory and air quality alert as the hazy and humid weather settles in across the Tri-State Area.
The weekend is set to be the warmest of the year so far with summer-like weather across the Tri-State Area.
Keep an umbrella nearby as there's a chance for showers across the New York and New Jersey area. But the weather will turn to sunshine and warm temperatures for the weekend.
The weather on Wednesday will be a mix of sunshine and clouds with the potential for a shower in New York City. In the evening, rain becomes more widespread.
A Jersey Shore community had to implement a curfew and use its public alert system to tell residents to take shelter after authorities say several hundred teenagers and young adults came to the beachfront for a pop-up gathering.
New York City and most of New Jersey are under a heat advisory as the unseasonably hot and humid weather continues.
A 1.8-magnitude earthquake shook near Gladstone, New Jersey, Tuesday afternoon.
New York City and New Jersey are under a heat advisory and air quality alert as the hazy and humid weather settles in across the Tri-State Area.
A jury found Paul Caneiro guilty in February of murdering his brother, sister-in-law, niece and nephew before setting their New Jersey mansion on fire in 2018.
Police on Long Island are now using a roadside saliva test that can detect marijuana use and other drugs in minutes.
The MTA is moving forward with refunds for thousands of LIRR commuters who were left dealing with three days of service disruptions as workers went on strike.
New York City and most of New Jersey are under a heat advisory as the unseasonably hot and humid weather continues.
New York City and New Jersey are under a heat advisory and air quality alert as the hazy and humid weather settles in across the Tri-State Area.
The Long Island Rail Road is now back up and running after the MTA and unions reached a tentative deal to end the strike.
Last month, Mayor Zohran Mamdani vetoed the controversial "buffer zone" bill for protests outside of New York City schools. City Council Speaker Julie Menin is now trying to make changes to keep the mayor from vetoing it again.
Former Cuban leader Raúl Castro was indicted by a U.S. grand jury in connection with the Cuban military's fatal downing of two planes in 1996 — an escalation in the U.S. pressure campaign against the Cuban government.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch and Gov. Kathy Hochul were all on hand Wednesday morning to officially launch a split of the Bronx into two separate police boroughs, called Bronx North and Bronx South.
A New York City watchdog group is urging the Manhattan District Attorney to open an investigation into federal charges that were dropped against former Mayor Eric Adams.
Barney Frank, a Democrat who represented Massachusetts in Congress for 32 years, has died. He was 86 years old.
Thousands of people showed up bright and early for AIDS Walk New York 2026, the largest HIV and AIDS fundraiser in the U.S., in Central Park on Sunday.
A New York doctor who contracted and survived Ebola more than a decade ago says he is worried for healthcare workers who are at the center of treating the latest outbreak.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed millions to keep the program open, but the reforms would cut reimbursement rates for private duty nurses.
A New York native is among 16 American passengers who are quarantining in Nebraska after being on the cruise ship that is at the center of the deadly hantavirus outbreak.
American passengers on the MV Hondius cruise ship, which was hit with a deadly outbreak of the hantavirus, are back in the U.S. Three of the at least 10 people confirmed infected in the outbreak have died.
Friday at 11 p.m. will be the final sign-off for CBS News Radio, home of the "World News Roundup" and several generations of the best in the business.
The well-known film critic and journalist Rex Reed has died at 87.
"The Pitt" star Isa Briones is bringing heightened pride and Filipino presence to both stage and screen.
Broadway's "The Book of Mormon" has canceled two weeks of performances following a fire at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.
Uzo Aduba and Darren Criss announced the 2026 Tony nominees for select categories on "CBS Mornings" on Tuesday.
New York beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-104 in overtime on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.
The New York Yankees held off the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on a 90-degree night Tuesday in the Bronx.
The Washington Nationals rallied from an early five-run deficit Tuesday night to defeat the New York Mets 9-6.
The New York Yankees survived another shaky performance by David Bednar to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 Monday night at Yankee Stadium.
The Mets became the first National League team to score at least 10 runs in an extra inning since the 1919 Cincinnati Reds.
Ahead of the 2026 RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon, some athletes are showing how simply reaching the starting line is a victory.
The Second Avenue Subway project has entered phase two of extending the "Q" line, but Harlem businesses say they're struggling to co-exist with the construction.
City Council members say requirement for transparent roll-down gates is burdensome for small businesses ahead of the July 1 enforcement deadline.
For more than four decades, residents living beside Brooklyn's District 13 Sanitation Garage in Coney Island have been waiting for the facility to move away from their homes.
There's a swim club in Harlem teaching kids a lifesaving skill, and they're turning timid swimmers into competitors.
People dressed in elaborate headgear and paraded up Fifth Avenue for New York City's Easter Sunday tradition.
The Halloween tradition strolled through Manhattan's East Village on Sunday, with furry friends dressed in colorful costumes.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
The annual Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival was held in Manhattan on April 20, 2025.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
CBS News New York's Lonnie Quinn has your First Alert Forecast for May 20 at 7:30 p.m.
CBS News New York's Lonnie Quinn has your First Alert Forecast for May 20 at 7 p.m.
Police on Long Island are now using a roadside saliva test that can detect marijuana use and other drugs in minutes. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
The Trump administration says it has chosen a redesign for the Penn Station redevelopment plan that will keep Madison Square Garden in place.
Police say a prisoner who escaped police custody Tuesday was found and arrested Wednesday morning.
