By Chris Sheridan Sometimes, I feel as though I am doing more media appearances than David Stern. Several NBA writers and broadcasters have taken a liking to this (still relatively new) Web site, and they are spreading the word over the airwaves. On Friday afternoon, I appeared on Sportsnet 590 The Game in Toronto with Eric Smith. Click here to listen to the interview. On Friday evening, I spoke with gomilehigh.com, which disregarded my instructions and sent me too big of an
Lockout update: Morning briefing – UPDATED
By Chris Sheridan Billy Hunter will be in Beverly Hills, Calif. today, expecting to brief about 50 players on the state of negotiations. David Stern will presumably be relatively dormant, because Mount Stern rarely erupts on consecutive days — and Stern went volcanic Thursday with his statement that his “gut” tells him there will be no NBA games by Christmas if a deal isn’t reached by next Tuesday. (UPDATE–Stern went on ESPN radio this morning and repeated his phrase from Monday night
Stern sounding desperate to make a deal
By Chris Sheridan See that headline up above? That is my take on commissioner David Stern’s comments Thursday insisting an NBA labor deal needs to get done next Tuesday, when owners and players meet with a federal mediator. The money quote from Stern, in my mind, was this: ” We’re ready to sit down and make a deal. I don’t believe that the union is. Hopefully by Tuesday, aided by the mediator, they’ll be ready to make a deal. Certainly, I’ll bring my owners ready
President Obama on NBA Lockout
From Sam Gardner of FoxSports Florida.com (click on link for video): On Tuesday — one day after NBA commissioner David Stern announced the first two weeks of the season had been axed — Obama was at a fundraiser in Orlando, Fla., along with Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard and president of basketball operations Otis Smith, when the commander in chief offered up a few thoughts on the work stoppage. “The reason I came here is because I’m trying to resolve the NBA lockout,”
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Lockout update: Federal mediation coming
Perhaps President Obama saw my tweet early this morning? sheridanhoopsChris Sheridan @BarackObama Any chance you tell the NLRB to speed up its decision-making process in the NBA vs. NBPA case? From Ken Berger of CBSSports.com: The NBA labor talks are headed for government intervention after the canceling of games drew the attention of the nation’s top federal mediator. George Cohen, director of the federal mediation and conciliation service, will be in New York City on Monday to interview separately executives from the NBA and the
Media meltdowns: Lamest photographer fight ever
By Chris Sheridan Once upon a time, during an NBA playoff game at Madison Square Garden, there was one courtside seat assigned to The New York Times, and columnist Harvey Araton and beat writer Mike Wise both felt entitled to it. So they began arguing, and the argument started to get pretty heated. At that point, NBA media relations staffer Mike Broeker (now the Acting Director of Athletics at Marquette) stepped in and tried to resolve the conflict. Broeker’s boss quickly pulled him aside and
More on lockout from Orlando radio
By Chris Sheridan I went on the radio in Orlando this morning on 740-The Game to discuss what happens next in the NBA lockout, and I left out the part about asking President Obama whether he’d care to intervene. I also referenced the unease I saw on the faces of the principle negotiators, which I wrote about late Monday night after I returned home from the failed lockout talks. For those wondering what the next steps will be, for now it looks like
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