At a certain point, the sides had to start talking again, right? And after two dozen negotiating sessions that played out in public, with both sides issuing their spin in comments to the media afterward (with the exception of sessions mediated by George Cohen), we are now learning that secret meetings have been taking place yesterday and today — presumably in an effort to settle all matters related to the NBA lockout, which would include litigation and collective bargaining matters. Adrian Wojnarowski
Hubbard column: In a thankless league, we still manage to, well, give thanks
In the spirit of the approaching holiday, I spent a modest amount of time researching the word “turkey,” because I wondered how it might symbolize the essence of the current NBA. There seemed to be a logical connection. One web site pointed out that the poultry bird became a popular food item because it was an excellent source of meat, and beyond that, it was “easily shot.” Our heroes at the NBA have done an excellent job of shooting – themselves
Sheridan column: Boies wavers on whether he’ll call NBA
NEW YORK — The next logical step in the illogical NBA lockout is for David Boies to call Jeffrey Mishkin, or for Jeffrey Mishkin to call David Boies. The latter attorney, Boies, who represented Al Gore against George W. Bush in the 2000 U.S. presidential election, now represents NBA players, and Mishkin is the outside counsel for NBA commissioner David Stern and the owners. It would take approximately 2 minutes for their secretaries to put that call together. And after obfuscating and posturing
Angry at the NBA? Read this
In between episodes of banging my head against the wall, I opened this e-mail today from a group calling itself NBA Fanifesto that is offering angry NBA fans a place to vent their frustrations. “NBAfanifesto.com exists for one simple purpose: to allow NBA fans to express their collective disapproval, frustration and resentment with the lack of progress in the NBA’s collective bargaining negotiations. In this depressed world economy, greed, stubbornness, and ego have kept millionaires and billionaires from agreeing about how
Heisler column: OK wackos, whose move is it?
The 1 Percent Solution (Cont.): Let’s see, a 2 percent difference, divided by two warring parties is … Anyone? Anyone? OK, it’s still insoluble for NBA owners and players, now reportedly down to back-channel contacts, which may just mean Tim Frank and Dan Wasserman, the p.r. guys, found themselves in the same line at Starbucks. On the other hand, if the side at 50 percent of revenue isn’t in touch with the side at 52 percent while their lawyers prepare to sue each other
NBA Lockout Update: This and That
Good morning. There ain’t no news to report, so a little of this and a little of that. We start with Mr. Jimmy Kimmel on NBA-TV’s programming quagmire: Watching that video prompted me to check out what the folks over at NBA.com have lined up for our multimedia needs today, and it turns out the season will start in 26 days with a nice lineup of Friday night games that includes an ESPN doubleheader of Atlanta-Philadelphia and Oklahoma City-San Antonio. At
Video of Andrei Kirilenko getting his nose broken
It happened in a domestic league game in Russia. Click here to see the video.
Memo to Stern: Pick up the phone
NEW YORK — At a certain point, this game of telephone chicken has to end. I made that point yesterday on NBCSportsTalk in the video posted above, and I’ll make it again on Day 141 of the NBA lockout (or “boycott” if we use David Boies’ preferred term.) NBA commissioner David Stern spoke on the phone yesterday with the league’s Board of Governors, and Stern can wake up this morning patting himself on the back over the fact that no details of
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