The deadline and ultimatum for Players and owners to reach an agreement has passed. Yesterday was the deadline. Long hours were spent in a New York City hotel to continue negations to end the NBA lockout and resume the NBA season. The National Basketball Association still have not been able to reach a decision. The possibility for the National Basketball Association attempt to decertify the NBA so that they could sue the NBA for the lockout can happen soon. What more could players want.
According to the NBA Commissioner David Stern, “the decertification move — or something like it — was tried by the NFL players, and the Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit soundly rejected the attempt. So I just don’t know what they’re thinking”
According to the NBA Commissioner David Stern, “the decertification move — or something like it — was tried by the NFL players, and the Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit soundly rejected the attempt. So I just don’t know what they’re thinking”
Stern suggested that the players take the 50-50 split in the CBA’s Basketball Related Income, however, the players are not satisfied with that. Owners holding share of leverage in these negotiations, and would raise its next offer to a 53-47 percent split of the BRI if the players did not cave.
Stern thinks that the 50-50 offer was great and that they should consider accepting it. Stern warned the players that time is growing short and it would be smart of them to take the offer because things would only get worse from here on out. The NBPA took that as a threat and firmly denied the deal.
Player reps of 29 of the league’s 30 teams met in New York, with the Boston Celtics the only team not in attendance. Stern has already canceled the first month of the season and part of December could be canceled soon if a deal is not reached.
Commissioner David Stern said the league has "stopped the clock" and will continue to negotiate.
"I would not read into this optimism or pessimism," he said. "We're not failing. We're not succeeding. We're just there."
Union president Derek Fisher said both sides spent a lot of time covering the issues that continue to divide them.
"We can't say there was significant progress today," he said. "We'll be back tomorrow … and we'll see if we can continue to make the efforts at least to finish this out."
Commissioner David Stern said the league has "stopped the clock" and will continue to negotiate.
"I would not read into this optimism or pessimism," he said. "We're not failing. We're not succeeding. We're just there."
Union president Derek Fisher said both sides spent a lot of time covering the issues that continue to divide them.
"We can't say there was significant progress today," he said. "We'll be back tomorrow … and we'll see if we can continue to make the efforts at least to finish this out."
This is getting a little annoying, what happened to the love for the game? The public is tired of seeing the millionaires fight and beginning to feel forgotten about. Are these players and owners forgetting that they would not have this money to fight over if it wasn’t for the fans. There are organizations that are beginning to form to boycott the NBA as a whole. Would you join them? I would. Make the poll.
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Photo: Derek Fisher, center, president of the NBA players union, is joined by union Executive Director Billy Hunter, right, and other NBA players during a news conference Sept. 15. Credit: Julie Jacobson / Associated Press
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