November 14th, 2011 
Russ Loede 
Posted in Will we have a 2011-12 NBA season? Derek Fisher, Billy Hunter and the NBA Players Association have just rejected the league-owners latest offer. The NBAPA has filed a “disclaimer of interest”, not a decertification of the union, and thus, will work for a better deal. The disclaimer of interest is a less extensive process than decertifying. The [...]
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League proposes Players a revised deal; 72-Game Season starting December 15?
UPDATE: “No way this deal gets taken (by the players). They didn’t move on any system issues that concerned us. It’s still basically (like) a hard cap with very restrictive rules for player movement.” – A source connected to the players’ union NEW YORK — NBA players broke off negotiations with the league Thursday night, [...]
Let’s do this again: Deadline passes, talks continue Thursday
The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association negotiated Wednesday for eight hours past the league’s stated 5 p.m. ET deadline for a deal and made sufficient-enough progress to schedule another round of talks for noon ET, Thursday. Officials on both sides spoke modestly about what was achieved during a session that lasted 12 hours [...]
Players union rejects Stern, owners’ latest offer
UPDATE: Sources said 16 teams would take the current deal on the table. NEW YORK — NBA players made it clear Tuesday: No deal. No fear of commissioner David Stern’s ultimatum, either. “The current offer on the table from the NBA is one that we cannot accept,” players’ association president Derek Fisher said. Instead, the [...]
Source: No consensus with NBAPA on deal to end lockout
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 [...]
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 [...]
NBA cancels all November games; no full 82-game schedule
Prepare to get your College basketball fix for the month of November, NBA fanatics. With talks between the NBA’s locked-out players and owners breaking off Friday without a deal, commissioner David Stern has announced the cancellation of games through Nov. 30th and that the NBA will not play a full season “under any circumstances.” “It’s [...]
