NEW YORK — There is word out there this morning that federal mediator George Cohen might be asked to re-join the NBA collective bargaining talks to guide these blind men to the finish line. So while we await word on that, let’s all chew on this. From Marc Berman of the New York Post: “(Jim) Dolan, part of the owners’ negotiating committee, is content about one of the agreed-upon aspects of a new collective bargaining agreement: the size of the salary cap will
Lockout update: No meetings scheduled, Arison fined, Hunter denies rift with Fisher
NEW YORK — First, the most important thing: Nobody picked up the phone Monday to schedule another labor meeting. That was the word as of 7 p.m. EDT. In other news, Heat owner Micky Arison was reportedly fined $500,000 for his tweets the night the lockout talks broke up, and Billy Hunter denied there was a rift between him and union president Derek Fisher. From Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel: As expected, the NBA lowered its lockout hammer Monday on Micky Arison
Tweet of the Day: Spencer Hawes
@spencerhawes00Spencer Hawes “@thekidet: If kris got divorced already then I hope he gets half! Do if for the fellas bruh!!” Agreed turner. #teamhumphries! (Hawes was referencing this tweet from Evan Turner), which was referencing this story: From Sheila Marikar of ABC News Blogs: “Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries are kaput. The reality TV star released a statement through her publicist confirming that she’s divorcing her NBA player husband of 72 days. “After careful consideration, I have decided to end my marriage,” she said. “I hope
Lockout items: Fisher v. Hunter?, Arison’s tweets
Chris Kaman tweeted this photo to express how he feels about the lockout
Props to Nike for their new Jordan Brand ad
Lockout update: What has been agreed to
From Howard Beck of the New York Times: “Tentative agreements are already in place on the following major items: Luxury-tax rate: Teams will be charged $1.50 per $1 spent beyond a threshold, replacing the previous dollar-for-dollar tax, according to people who have seen the plan. To further discourage spending, the tax will increase for every $5 million spent beyond the threshold: to $1.75 after $5 million, $2.25 after $10 million and $3 after $15 million. Under this system, the Los Angeles Lakers
Tweet of the Day: Steve Kauffman
Steve Kauffman is a former player agent who now represents numerous NBA front office executives. I asked him to write a guest column, but he declined because others had asked, too. Here’s hoping he has the guts to follow through this time. KauffmanSportsSteve Kauffman might write short piece on my site on remaining issues. Prob will involve killing my own “opt-out” creation (with Wayne Embry,Dick Watson)
Tweet of the Day: Stephon Marbury
@StarburyMarburyI AM PEACE STAR Your supposed to use the basketball not let it use you. Right now the ball is using the players because the owners knew it could.
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