NBA Lockout: Talks Between Players, Owners Fail To Make Progress
The long looks on players' faces and the anger in Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver's voice made it obvious: There was no progress Tuesday in talks to end the impasse.
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The long looks on players' faces and the anger in Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver's voice made it obvious: There was no progress Tuesday in talks to end the impasse.
NBA owners and players are meeting again Tuesday, this time with their full bargaining committees as the negotiations to end the league's lockout reach an important stage.
NBA Commissioner David Stern, union president Derek Fisher and their top advisers are spending more time talking about a new labor deal. Next week, they'll find out if they can make progress in a bigger group.
If NBA owners and players want to save the beginning of the season, they had better get moving.
The memories of a thrilling NBA season that saw the Knicks finally back in the playoffs might have to last for a while. There's no telling when basketball will be back.
Representatives for NBA players and owners have arrived for a meeting in Manhattan that could determine if there is a lockout, about 12 hours before the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement and seemingly nowhere close to a deal.
Representatives for NBA players and owners will meet Thursday in New York City, hours before the collective bargaining agreement expires, and Commissioner David Stern says that's still enough time for a deal.
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NBA owners and players are scheduled to meet again Tuesday, a session that Commissioner David Stern indicated would be critical in gauging whether a new collective bargaining agreement can be reached before the current deal expires on June 30.
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Is there any way we can write David Stern and have this NBA Finals extended to a nine game series? How about eleven?
We're going to find something out about the Heat, now that they are facing some true adversity for the first time in the playoffs. Will they come together like a team or will their stars all try to be heroes?
The NBA believes it can get to Europe someday, but in the meantime there's building to do. The next phase comes this week, when the Nets and Raptors the play league's first regular-season games in Europe.
The Nets, who spent years playing in the shadow of the Big Apple and the Knicks, are on a mission to become the face of the league outside the United States, the team cheered for by millions of fans all over Europe, Asia and Africa.
The NBA Commissioner says the league and the players' association realize the importance of agreeing to a deal before the expiration of the current one on June 30.
The NBA and its players' association finally sat down again and are planning to get together more frequently. Maybe even enough to prevent a work stoppage.
The NBA players association has told its members that the league has not moved off its original negotiating position.
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NBA players' association executive director Billy Hunter said Monday he is "99 percent sure" there will be a player strike next summer.
NBA spokesman Mike Bass says Thursday's session included "frank and direct dialogue" of some key issues and the sides agreed to meet again in December.
As the NBA starts a season, all eyes are on Pat Riley's prized trio in South Beach, though it looks more haunting than daunting to the naked eye.
The NBA will hold its 2011 draft in Newark, N.J., while Madison Square Garden undergoes renovations.
David Stern said the league wants player costs to drop $750-800 million. Deputy commissioner Adam Silver said the NBA spends about $2.1 billion annually in player salaries and benefits.
NBA commissioner David Stern says he hasn't thought about the effects of a possible lockout next year, and gave new assurances that the league and players' union remain focused on reaching a new labor agreement.
