By Chris Sheridan Let’s have a look around the Web for the latest lockout news on the 101st day of the NBA’s work stoppage: _ Brian Mahoney of The Associated Press in New York: “(Billy) Hunter reiterated that 53 percent was the players’ number. And if they were planning to reconsider the 50-50 offer, that didn’t seem to be the case in the letter that he and union president Derek Fisher of the Lakers sent Wednesday to players and obtained by The Associated Press
Quotes of the (Dooms)Day
“But sometimes illumination comes to our rescue at the very moment when all seems lost; we have knocked at every door and they open on nothing until, at last, we stumble unconsciously against the only one through which we can enter the kingdom we have sought in vain a hundred years – and it opens.” ― Marcel Proust, Remembrance of Things Past I will add one more before taking my son bowling, this lifted from Answers.com, regarding today’s Jewish holiday of
If the lockout is over, the scoop goes to …
@MettaWorldPeace Metta WorldPeace Yay No lock out 1 hour ago via Echofon Although this later tweet shows he was messin’ with folks: @MettaWorldPeace Metta WorldPeace I had alot of people fooled. Just like media. See yal should listen to ur parents. Not media. Believe in yourself. Not others Lol 7 minutes ago via Echofon
Lockout side note: World Peace endangered?
By Chris Sheridan So, maybe it won’t be a totally terrible thing if the lockout extends through this week (negotiations resume this morning) and the start of the season gets delayed. Sideshows await, and there is PPV potential. Metta World Peace (ne Ron Artest) is looking for some action, on the basketball court and/or in the boxing ring (but not in the octagon). From the Lakers forward’s Twitter account: @MettaWorldPeace Metta WorldPeace I challenge any NBA player to a game. 500k$. Hit me at [email protected] .
Check out dunk by John “Off The” Wall
This highlight reel from Chris Paul’s charity game is from YouTube. The aforementioned dunk comes at about the 1 minute mark of the video. Click here to watch.
Lockout update: Links from around the Web
By Chris Sheridan “If we didn’t think there was any hope, we wouldn’t be scheduling the meetings. But that’s the best I would say right now.” — David Stern, Oct. 1. That was about the best thing the commish did say — although he threw in a line about wrestling Dwyane Wade to the ground — Saturday night when collective bargaining talks adjourned and the sides said they would reconvene Monday. Getting a deal done in the upcoming week is imperative to keeping the scheduled Nov. 1
Watch the Chris Paul charity game live
It was scheduled to start at 7 p.m. EDT. All you have to do is click on this link. But before you do, or perhaps after, consider sending a donation to his foundation by clicking here.
Audio/Photo update from NBA lockout talks
By Chris Sheridan NEW YORK — The media stakeout in the lobby of the hotel where the NBA labor talks are taking place is boredom at its ultimate level. As of 6 p.m. EDT, the negotiating session was approaching four hours … and counting. The Players Association has a room set up with lighting and an NBPA banner, so you can expect a show of unity from them, custom-tailored for photographers and sound-bite lovers. Exactly when that news conference begins will shortly become the