November 7th, 2011 
Russ Loede 
Posted in While the NBA Players Association’s executive committee is strongly against accepting the league’s recent “ultimatum” offer, it is not a certainty that the player reps who will meet with them Tuesday will feel the same way, a source close to the situation told ESPN The Magazine’s Chris Broussard on Monday. The source said some of [...]
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Sources: Kobe willing to accept 50-50 revenue split?
Lost in the shuffle of the recent Derek Fisher report on FoxSports.com was the hint that Lakers teammate Kobe Bryant is willing to accept a 50-50 deal. Two sources with knowledge of his thinking, meanwhile, told SI.com that Kobe has indeed made it known that he’s open to considering the down-the-middle split. Kobe, it is [...]
Players receive Wednesday deadline to accept deal on table
NEW YORK — Commissioner David Stern gave NBA players an offer and a deadline: Accept a chance to earn up to 51 percent of basketball-related income by Wednesday or get ready for a deal that’s a whole lot worse. He wouldn’t call it an ultimatum, but it didn’t sure sit well with the union. 5 [...]
Infographic on the Predicted Economic Impact of the 2011 NBA Lockout
Negotiations for the new NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement have been pretty ugly so far, with both sides fighting over how to share the billions of dollars at stake in the future. With little hope in sight, the league is risking cancellation of part to all of the scheduled 2011-2012 season to work out an agreement [...]
