Stern: Taking offer is 'rational thing' (AP)
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NBA players are facing a Wednesday afternoon deadline to accept the league's current proposal or face a harsher one that calls for rolling back their salaries, and Commissioner David Stern said Monday 'the only rational thing to do is for us to make that deal." "We think that there's a great offer on the table and what we told the players is it's getting late, the only...
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Despite meeting for nearly 12 hours Wednesday, the NBA players union and owners were unable to reach a deal to end the lockout.
NBA commissioner David Stern said "nothing was decided today," but both sides will return to the bargaining table on Thursday.
Stern gave the players union until 5 p.m. Wednesday to accept a deal that would give players between 49% and 51% of basketball revenues. If it didn't accept the offer, the NBA would offer another proposal that would offer players 47% of basketball revenues.
The NBA season has been canceled through at least November 30, and the two sides are hoping they can reach a resolution before more games are called off. Ref. CNN
Union rejects NBA offer, set to disband (AP)
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Two years at the bargaining table led nowhere, so NBA players are ready to take their chances in a courtroom. The players' association rejected the league's latest proposal for a new labor deal Monday and began disbanding, paving the way for a lawsuit that throws the season into jeopardy. With All-Stars, role players, NBA champions and a new legal team crowding around them, union leaders...
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Players withdraw 1 lawsuit vs. NBA (AP)
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After filing two separate antitrust lawsuits against the league in different states, NBA players are consolidating their efforts and have turned to the courts in Minnesota as their chosen venue. A group of named plaintiffs including Carmelo Anthony, Steve Nash and Kevin Durant filed an amended federal lawsuit against the league in Minnesota on Monday, hoping the courts there will be as favorable...
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NBA players and owners have reached a "tentative understanding" to end the lockout, NBA Commissioner David Stern announced early Saturday.
Stern says he hopes to have the NBA season start on December 25. The NBA had already canceled games through December 15.
The current lockout has lasted 149 days. A previous lockout in the NBA lasted 204 days from July 1998 to January 1999 before a new collective bargaining agreement was reached by both sides. That agreement expired in June, sparking the latest developments. Ref. CNN
NBA players get stay in antitrust suit (AP)
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A Minnesota federal judge has put the legal fight between the NBA's players and owners on hold to give the two sides time to finish their collective bargaining agreement. U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz granted a request by the players and issued a stay of all court proceedings on Tuesday. The stay is valid until Dec.
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Blazers expect Roy to be ready for camp (AP)
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The Portland Trail Blazers expect guard Brandon Roy to be ready for training camp on Friday. Roy, who has had trouble with both of his knees, met with team executives On Monday to discuss his future. He told them he felt great and wanted to help the team in any way he could. There have been reports that the Blazers planned to use an amnesty clause in the league's new labor agreement to waive...
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Clippers reject Paul deal, claim Billups (AP)
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The day began with the Los Angeles Clippers rejecting a proposed deal by the New Orleans Hornets for Chris Paul and it ended with them claiming five-time All-Star guard Chauncey Billups off waivers and re-signing center DeAndre Jordan. General manager Neil Olshey said Monday the team felt 'the cost was just too high" in what it would have to give up to acquire Paul.
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