csprtContainer(); UPDATE NEW YORK — Coming to you from outside the lockout talks, where the sides have been meeting for 3 1/2 hours as we hit 10 p.m. EDT. Representing the owners are Glen Taylor (Minnesota) and Peter Holt (San Antonio). The only players in attendance are Derek Fisher and Maurice Evans. David Stern and Billy Hunter are upstairs; too with their support staffs.
Heisler column: Hold that Apocalypse
By Mark Heisler Apocalypse now, or not. The worst was about to come to pass, the majority of the media had predicted, wisely or in search of ever-more dire scenarios and ever-bigger headlines, as talks broke off last week with the NBA seemingly prepared to cancel its openers. Actually, the preferred press scenario was doomsday, the cancellation of more than the openers … like the entire 2011-12 season. Seeing any small part of it come true would have made everyone nuts, prompting speculation about
NBA Lockout Update: It’s not Monday yet
By Chris Sheridan NEW YORK — Billy Hunter is scheduled to get on an airplane Sunday and fly to Los Angeles to give a briefing to several players on the state of the NBA lockout. David Stern and Adam Silver are observing the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur on Saturday, when sunset comes at 6:27 p.m. EDT local time and both men can break their fast, have a bite to eat and pick up the telephone — if they so choose. Right now, the owners
Lockout update: Remember this quote
By Chris Sheridan NEW YORK — “It demonstrates the potential for more movement on our part.” Those words came out of the mouth of NBA deputy commissioner Adam Silver on Tuesday after the owners offered the players a 50-50 split of revenues. So although some are writing that the players will never get an offer like that again, I’ll take the word of Silver over the word of a fellow blogissist. There is a fair chance there will be contact between the league office and the
Podcast: More on lockout
This is probably the longest podcast I have ever done. Thanks to Jacob Noble of TheProBasketballTalk.com for having me on. We recorded it right before the meetings broke yesterday. Jump to the 21:00 mark for when I join the show.
Sorting through the spin: Progress was made in NBA labor talks
csprtContainer(); By Chris Sheridan NEW YORK — At the start of the day, the score was Players: 54; Owners 46. At the end of the day, after a doomsday-like declaration from Billy Hunter that there might not be any more bargaining sessions or a month or two, then a pronouncement from David Stern that Monday was the deadline for making a deal or losing the start of the regular season, the score had changed. It is now Players: 53, Owners 50, in terms of the
Sedano show podcast: Another optimist found?
By Chris Sheridan Jorge Sedano of 790-The Ticket had me on as a guest this morning on Miami radio, and we found ourselves agreeing on a couple of things. Like how the players’ ultimate share, 52, 51 or 50 percent of designated revenues, will produce different ratification possibilities. Sedano also does not see today as doomsday or the true 11th hour. As noted yesterday, only David Stern holds the secret stopwatch. Click here to listen to the interview.
Lockout update: Interpretations
By Chris Sheridan NEW YORK — From my e-mail inbox, sent by an NBA fanatic who I know personally: “The season isn’t going to start on time. The players trust the player agents to successfully manage their careers more so than Derek Fisher (a ball player) and Billy Hunter (who is no match for David Stern). Who do you have more confidence in to get you the best deal? That memo did nothing but cause more divide in the union and strengthen
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