October 21st, 2011 
Russ Loede 
Posted in Three days and 30 hours’ worth of talks ended on a nasty note Thursday in NBA labor negotiations. And only one thing seemed fairly certain: more games were likely to be cut. Possibly even the season. Players insist that’s the outcome owners wanted all along — “preordained,” as union executive director Billy Hunter said. “We’ve [...]
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NBA Lockout Resumes; Talks Still At A Standstill After Players Reject 50-50 Split
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NBA cancels first two weeks of regular season; 82 games unexpected
NBA commissioner David Stern cancelled the first two weeks of the season Monday, advising players and fans that a full 82-game season is unlikely to be played. “With every day that goes by, I think we need to look at further reductions in what’s left of the season,” said Stern, who doubts a full 82-game [...]
NBA union president Derek Fisher on Tuesday meeting: “Today was not the day to get this done”
UPDATE: “By Monday, we will have no choice but to cancel the first two weeks of the season,” NBA commissioner David Stern said. The progress players and owners had been hoping for to preserve the 2011-12 NBA season did not come to fruition in collective bargaining talks on Tuesday, union president Derek Fisher said. “We [...]
NBA labor talks set for Friday, possibly extending to weekend
Are we inching closer to starting the NBA season on time? 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. Union executive director Billy Hunter has called for his [...]
No progress in NBA labor talks; start of season looks iffy
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 NBA lockout. And with less than three weeks until training camps, the latest setback may be a tough one. “I think coming out of today, obviously because [...]
No Progress For NBA Lockout
NBA Lockout Day 33 It was the first serious meeting between the NBA players and owners in a month – when the lockout was initiated. After close to three hours of talks, both parties of the NBA became even more “far apart”: “We’re still very, very far apart,” union president Derek Fisher said, stating the [...]
Derek Fisher: NBA Lockout “Quiet”
NBA labor talks resumed Monday in New York, a month after the lockout started. “It’s been long, but it’s been weirdly quiet,” said NBA Players Association president Derek Fisher on Friday, speaking at his youth basketball academy in downtown Los Angeles. “To push as hard as we did in the month of June to see [...]
Lakers Youngsters Making The Difference Early
The biggest difference with last year’s NBA Champs and this year’s team is the deeper bench. One through twelve (excluding Sasha Vujacic & Luke Walton) is solid, therefore on any night the hottest combination of five will finish the game. Within the bench mob, the standouts so far have been the Killer B’s: Steve Blake, [...]