csprtContainer(); NEW YORK — NBA Labor talks have broken off. The split of revenues was the ultimate undoing Thursday after nearly five hours of discussions, and the sides told different stories about how things came apart. NBA deputy commissioner Adam Silver said the union moved from 53 percent of BRI to 52.5 percent of BRI, while owners moved from 47 percent to 50. That’s when the talks broke off, with union director Billy Hunter saying the owners were not willing to negotiate over any other issues unless the
Lockout update: Progress reported
From Ken Berger of CBSSports.com: “Under the league’s amnesty proposal, sources say teams would be able to waive a player and have up to 75 percent of his contract removed from the cap and tax, with the remaining balance amortized against the cap over the number of years left on the contract. The player would still be paid 100 percent of the guaranteed money owed; this would be an NFL-style cap management tool to help teams adjust to the new
Tweet of the Day: David West
Actually, Mr. West qualifies with a string of tweets: @D_West30David West Peace on this Earth will never be A Reality @D_West30David West Just remember this time in History for those of u who have Brains n use them @D_West30David West Certain so called movements n protest r merely distraction pieces @D_West30David West Revolution empowers the citizens not foreign Governments n Economies…COLONIALISM @D_West30David West I wonder if the President is going to tell people that Libya, its people and resources r owned by outsiders @D_West30David West All that Bull shit this weekend bout
Silver: “Unclear” whether an 82-game schedule is possible
NEW YORK — If it was too late to save a full 82-game NBA season, the deputy commissioner of the NBA would have said so. Instead, he pulled a page from his boss’s playbook and gave an answer that was open to interpretation. “Whether or not an 82-game schedule is possible is unclear to me,” Silver said Thursday following the conclusion of the two-day NBA Board of Governors meetings. Silver was the only one speaking on behalf of the owners after commissioner David Stern was
From Jest.com: Best lockout humor
Lockout update: Interpretations
NEW YORK — The gag order imposed by federal mediator George Cohen has left the NBA lockout writers with a dearth of quotes to work with, so let’s have a look around the Web to see what they had left in the tank after doing stakeout duty during 24 1/2 hours of talks Tuesday and Wednesday: Ken Berger of CBSSports.com looks at the salary cap math but leaves out one important piece of the equation — the money that would be freed
Lockout update: Talks last 8 1/2 hours, will resume Thursday afternoon
// NEW YORK — They’re finished talking — but only temporarily. NBA owners and players logged another 8 1/2 hours of time together Wednesday after spending 16 hours negotiating Tuesday, and mediator George Cohen announced shortly before 7 p.m. that talks had adjourned for the night and would resume at 2 p.m. EDT Thursday. Cohen also convinced both side to agree to a gag order, meaning there will be no official word from the players, the owners or commissioner David Stern on whether anyone
Lockout update: Stern leaves, might be back
By Chris Sheridan NEW YORK — David Stern has left the building. But he might be back before the night is over. After seven hours of talks Wednesday, Stern and owner Wyc Grousbeck of the Boston Celtics left the hotel where collective bargaining talks are being held and headed to a nearby hotel, where the league’s Board of Governors is holding its annual fall meeting. Both men needed to attend a briefing by Grousbeck to the league’s Planning Committee regarding proposed changes to the
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