The New Jersey Nets were gracious enough to send 17 pizzas to the media covering the lockout talks. After 11 hours, this is what remained:
Archives for October 2011
Lockout update: Still talking past midnight
NEW YORK — The NBA lockout did not end Wednesday. The only thing that ended was Wednesday itself. As the clock moved past midnight and Wednesday turned into Thursday, NBA owners and players were still meeting at a posh midtown Manhattan hotel whose lobby had turned into something resembling an Occupy The Lockout gathering of ink-stained wretches. No information was being released by the league or the union, but both sides had press conference rooms at the ready if circumstances called for them to be
Tweet of the Day: Terrence Williams
Held off until just before midnight to see if any player posted anything of relevance regarding the lockout talks. This was the best that was out there. @TheRealTWill Terrence Williams An 11hour meeting don’t mean shit if there aint progress smh
Lockout Update: Nine hours together and counting
NEW YORK — I won’t bog you down with the details, because there are no precise details making their way down to the lobby of lockout central. What we have here are journalists scattered about on sofas and chairs, tourists making their way through, and pedicab and limousine drivers outside trying to coax wealthy customers into taking something other than a yellow cab. Upstairs, they are still talking. And as of 9 p.m. EDT, the owners and players had been together for
Lockout update: Is tonight the night?
NEW YORK — Coming to you from the lobby of the hotel were the lockout talks are taking place, and people are in a giving mood down here. (If they’re feeling the same way upstairs, that’ll be good). The New Jersey Nets sent 17 pizzas to the media corps, and NBA vice president Mike Bass brought “Berger cookies” from Baltimore for dessert. For anyone wishing to send lobster tails, tweet me and we will work out the proper arrangements. Today’s meeting began at noon,
Weijia Column: J.R. Smith adjusting slowly to China
BEIJING — Two years ago, when J.R. Smith and the Denver Nuggets came to Beijing to participate in the NBA China Games, he did not know he would spend part of his career in this ancient and mysterious country. But now, in October 2011, he has come to China and become a member of the Zhejiang Chouzhou team. “The lockout upsets me, basketball is my job, my love and my life. The lockout robbed it all. But because of the lockout, I can come
Lockout update: No 50-50 precondition
NEW YORK — One major piece of information that needs to be out there before NBA labor negotiations resume: A source close to the talks tells SheridanHoops.com that the owners have dropped their insistance that players agree to a 50/50 split of revenues. That precondition is what brought about last Thursday’s contentious breakup after the sides had met for more than 30 hours over three days.
Lockout update: Talks to resume today
NEW YORK — The NBA lockout could be settled by tonight. Or, talks could drag into the wee hours of Thursday morning and then resume after the sides get a few hours of sleep, setting up Friday as settlement day. Or, the whole thing could blow up again as it did last Thursday. All we know for sure is that owners and players have agreed to meet again today in another attempt at ending the NBA lockout. They are apart by a mere $100
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