Labor Talks
Next 2 Days to Determine Fate of Season?
To be fair, we have had an almost endless supply of “crucial” days over the course of the 131-day NBA lockout, but given the realities that both parties face, there is no question that... »Read More
Should NBA Players Take The Deal?
The next critical moment in the NBA labor dispute is upon us. Should the Players take the deal? HW's Bill Ingram and Eric Pincus choose sides. »Read More
Kobe Urges Sides to Stop ‘Nuclear Winter’
Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant also has urged owners to resume talks with the players union and complete the labor agreement. “We need for the two sides to get together again before Wednesday,... »Read More
Stern Willing to Meet; Hunter Undecided?
As David Stern tries to hold off his most rabid hardline owners, the NBA’s commissioner has expressed a willingness to meet with the Players Association with the possibility of relenting on some system issues... »Read More
Sources: Some Owners Hope Deal Rejected
A group of disgruntled NBA owners held a conference call Monday to express their displeasure with the 50/50 revenue offer commissioner David Stern has presented to the players’ association, according to sources with knowledge... »Read More
Sources: Blake Pushing for Vote on Offer
Lakers guard Steve Blake has been canvassing peers throughout the league over the past 48 hours, pushing them to contact team player representatives to push the Players Association to let its 450-plus membership vote... »Read More
David Stern Losing His Pull with Owners?
Stern will fight hard to get deal before Wednesday PM, but one thing’s for sure: He’s never had less pull with owners. They’re emboldened. via Adrian Wojnarowski via Twitter »Read More
No Planned Meeting Between Union, NBA?
NBA official says no meeting scheduled with union tomorrow, and none being attempted at the moment. via Howard Beck via Twitter »Read More
Kevin Martin: Take the Deal
With NBA commissioner David Stern threatening to erase months of negotiating progress by Wednesday if players refuse to accept the deal that is on the table, Rockets guard Kevin Martin — an eight-year veteran... »Read More
Tolliver: Players Split Down the Middle
Their most obvious options as Wednesday’s league-issued, take-it-or-leave-it ultimatum approaches: Decide to put an offer that has universally angered players to a vote or proceed toward decertifying the union, a complicated move that if... »Read More
Stern: ‘Rational thing’ is to Make Deal
(David) Stern set the deadline early Sunday morning after owners and players met for more than eight hours with federal mediator George Cohen. Owners have been insistent on not going beyond a 50-50 split... »Read More
Carroll: Deal Affects Players Differently
The NBA has made an offer to the players union that expires at the end of business Wednesday. That offer would divide league revenues roughly 50-50 and make it considerably harder for high-payroll teams... »Read More
Sources: NBA Wants Escrow at 10%
Nothing will be known for sure until the player reps meet with union leaders Tuesday. And to some extent, further conversations will be required between the NBPA and NBA negotiators to clear up certain... »Read More
NBA PM: Michael Jordan: Hero Or Villain?
Is MJ really a villain in the NBA labor battle? ... David Stern drops the hammer in letter to Union ... Oscar Robertson offers an old-school perspective. »Read More
NBA AM: NBA Labor Deal Close Or Far Apart?
Saturday's labor talks again did not yield a deal and with NBA players rallying support for decertification, is a deal close or ready to fall apart?.. Whats holding up a deal... The Clever Mr.... »Read More
Sources: Player Rep Meeting Planned
With a Wednesday deadline looming to accept the league’s latest labor proposal, NBA Players Association officials have summoned the player representatives from all 30 teams to New York for a mandatory meeting Tuesday to... »Read More
Are Egos Getting in the Way of a Deal?
The NBA lockout is barreling through its fifth month. It is hard to believe something inert can move so quickly. It seems like just yesterday that owners and players could not agree, and here... »Read More
Owners Prepare Staff for No Season?
Front office officials of two teams say owners returned from Saturday meeting telling staff to prepare for strong possibility of no season. via Adrian Wojnarowski via Twitter »Read More
Kevin Durant: ‘We’re going to stand firm’
At a charity basketball game in Portland, Ore., on Sunday night, Kevin Durant expressed frustration with the stalemate. “Sickening, man, just sickening,” the Oklahoma City star said. “Us, as players, we sacrificed, we gave... »Read More
Grizzlies Ban Staff From Charity Game
All full- and part-time employees for Hoops LP — the Grizzlies’ parent company — are prohibited from working or even attending Rudy Gay’s charity basketball game Tuesday night at the DeSoto Civic Center. Griz... »Read More
Reps Polling Players on Decertification?
Agent says player reps in process of reaching out to teammates and asking, “Are you down with decertification or not?” via Ken Berger via Twitter »Read More
Agents Ready to Make a Deal?
Spoke with a handful of agents today… none believe Decertification now does anything but kill the season. All said its time to make a deal via Steve Kyler via Twitter »Read More
Is it Time for the Players to Vote?
That’s why this situation needs to be taken out of the hands of (Billy) Hunter and (Derek) Fisher and placed into the hands of the players they represent. Anyone with half a brain knows... »Read More
Hawes Supports Decertification Petition
Some of the players were elusive when asked if they would sign such a petition. Philadelphia center Spencer Hawes, however, answered without hesitation. “I would,” Hawes said. “It’s something that’s been discussed for a... »Read More
NBA Sunday: NBA Issues The Ultimatum
Saturday's CBA negotiations don't end in a deal, but owners have given the Players Association until Wednesday to accept their "final offer."... A look at the other high D-League draft picks... »Read More
Union Given Deadline to Take Deal
NBA commissioner David Stern delivered the Players Association a take-it-or-leave-it offer, threatening the owners’ proposals will become substantially worse if the union doesn’t accept the deal by the close of business Wednesday. Stern said... »Read More
Fisher: Stern’s Ultimatum Not Acceptable
“Right now, we’ve been given the ultimatum and our answer is that’s not acceptable to us,” (Derek) Fisher said. The offer was so undesireable, Fisher said, that the NBPA was not planning to meet... »Read More
Stern: Offer Drops to 47% After Deadline
After Wednesday’s deadline, (David) Stern implied, the owners’ proposal would get significantly worse. “If we are unable to make a deal on those terms by the close of business on Wednesday, we will be... »Read More
Players Blast Michael Jordan on Twitter
On Saturday, as labor talks between the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association were winding down, at least three NBA players took to Twitter to express their frustration with Jordan. “I’m not wearing... »Read More
Deron Backed Decertification ‘Since July’
I’ve been ready to sign a decertification petition since July? Can’t believe we are just now going this route! SMH via Deron Williams via Twitter »Read More
Union Attorney: Owners ‘Want it All’
The union contends that the deal would make it difficult for high-spending teams to use their money on players. (Union attorney Jeff) Kessler alleged that the ultimatum was an effort to “strong-arm” them. “The... »Read More
Little Hope for Upcoming Labor Talks?
The NBA ownership group’s labor committee will reopen talks with the players’ side Saturday afternoon, sources told ESPN The Magazine’s Chris Broussard, a meeting one general manager, who has spoken with a few owners,... »Read More
Decertification Petition May Circulate
From a person w/knowledge: Supporters of decertification want to start collecting signatures for petition next week if labor talks go south. via Jeff Zillgitt via Twitter »Read More
Allen: Conference Call ‘Purely Educational’
As rumors of a NBA player mutiny surfaced this week because of two conference calls that discussed decertification of the union, Celtics guard Ray Allen downplayed the calls to the Globe, calling decertification simply... »Read More
Source: MJ Leads Owners in Opposition
The league is facing an equal threat from a group of 10 to 14 owners — led by Charlotte’s Michael Jordan — who are determined to cap the players at 50 percent, according to... »Read More
Owners’ Board Gathering Before Session?
NBA owners will convene for a meeting of the full Board of Governors Saturday morning, hours before a critical bargaining session with the players’ association, a person familiar with the meeting told CBSSports.com. A... »Read More
What Does Decertification Mean?
Decertification owes its power to the uneasy truce between labor laws and antitrust laws. The antitrust laws prevent employers from banding together to restrain competition. For example, if all the banks in a city... »Read More
Greater Turnout in Labor Talks on Tap?
Things will look a little different when the NBA and Players Association resume negotiations tomorrow in New York. According to sources, the session will be much larger than the recent talks in terms of... »Read More
Player’s Source: ‘We’re beyond frustrated’
There also was discussion about refusing to ratify a deal brought to the players by union executive director Billy Hunter and president Derek Fisher, sources said. “We’re beyond frustrated with the concessions that have... »Read More
NBA Announcers to Call College Games
Former NBA coach Jeff Van Gundy will call college games this month with no pro basketball to analyze. Van Gundy and ESPN play-by-play colleague Mike Breen will each announce some nonconference matchups with the... »Read More
Decertification to Result in Lost Season?
During those 45 days, (Billy) Hunter and union president Derek Fisher can continue to negotiate with NBA commissioner David Stern and the league’s owners. The belief among many agents, sources said, is that a... »Read More
Locked Out Players Head Back to Campus
Kyrie Irving spent the night set for his NBA debut hanging with the Cameron Crazies instead of playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers. His rookie season is on hold because of the lockout. So what... »Read More
Owners Have Options if NBPA Decertifies
Once the union decertifies, the collective bargaining process would be over — there literally would be no union with which the owners could negotiate. Billy Hunter, Derek Fisher and the other players on the... »Read More
Private Hunter, Stern Talks Best Solution?
Two sources involved in the process agreed that the most logical solution to break the impasse would be for Stern and Hunter – the highest ranking officials charged with getting a deal – to... »Read More
Should NBPA Fight for Players not in NBA?
As players begin recognizing the financial carnage that would result from a lost season, most of them can’t be expected to consider the big picture — how the deal will affect players who are... »Read More
Sources: Sides to Resume Talks Saturday
As the National Basketball Players Association’s negotiating committee convenes Thursday to plot its next move in the labor talks, the union and representatives of the owners will meet Saturday afternoon in in New York,... »Read More
Sources: Fisher was Ready to Strike a Deal
Top union officials are expected to meet on Thursday amid reports that executive director Billy Hunter and Derek Fisher, the union president, are at odds. According to sources, Fisher was poised to strike a... »Read More
CBA Negotiation Goes Before Judge
An NBA lawyer urged a U.S. federal judge on Wednesday to help end a stalemate with the NBA players union by agreeing to consider the legality of its lockout. The league locked out its... »Read More
Jerry Stackhouse Critical of Fisher, NBPA
On Wednesday, 16-year NBA veteran Jerry Stackhouse, who most recently had a cup of coffee with the Miami Heat in 2010-2011, torched Fisher in a ESPN radio interview, delivering arguably the harshest critique of... »Read More
Sides Look Inwards to Sort out CBA Talks?
As the lockout hurtles past the four-month mark, NBA players and owners are no longer battling one another. They’re sorting things out among themselves. The players’ association scheduled a meeting Thursday in New York... »Read More
Billups Ready to Sit Out Entire Season
Chauncey Billups is willing to sacrifice his $14 million salary for a fair collective bargaining agreement. Billups said on Wednesday night that he is prepared to forgo his $14.3 million contract and sit out... »Read More
Van Gundy Wants Normal Training Camp
By having a normal camp and less-congested schedule, (David) Stern will show he does care about the fans, (Jeff) Van Gundy said. “The fans deserve what they’re accustomed to seeing — the best basketball... »Read More
Heisley: Both Sides Want to Have a Season
Except for his speech on business principles during the Fogelman College of Business and Economics alumni awards program, (Michael) Heisley used an economy of words Wednesday — especially regarding the NBA and a labor... »Read More
Pistons Have Candidates for Amnesty?
While the NBA lockout doesn’t appear to be headed to a conclusion anytime soon, one of the few issues that have been resolved is the amnesty clause. The clause, first introduced in the 2005... »Read More
Andy Rautins Moves Home to Save Money
Like the rest of his NBA brethren, Andy Rautins is going to miss a few paychecks during the lockout. To offset that, he’s found a way to save some money. The Knicks guard has... »Read More
NBA PM: NBA Lockout A Mixed Blessing?
Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle calls the 82-game NBA season a “war of attrition,” and for most teams it turns out to be just that. First and foremost, teams have to deal with... »Read More
CBA Scenarios: The Stretch Clause
Amnesty gets all the hype, but the truth is another option may get used more. The stretch exception, as it’s being called, could be a lifeline to many teams over the course of the... »Read More
Source: Union Plans Strategy Meeting
After spending the past few days trying to convince outsiders that its union is not splintering, members of the NBA Players Association’s executive committee will meet this week to map out their next move... »Read More
Stern: Owners Divided on 50/50, Hard Cap
(David) Stern did acknowledge one divide between his owners: those who are in favor of the deal the union rejected last week — a 50-50 split of revenue and no hard salary cap —... »Read More
Beck: Mediator Not Scheduled to Return
Looks like the federal mediator will not be rejoining NBA labor talks. Nor are any (non-mediated) talks scheduled. via Howard Beck via twitter »Read More
Stern Denies Secret Meetings With Fisher
While (David) Stern tries to keep his owners in line, the union is showing its own cracks — a flurry of reports indicating that its president, Derek Fisher, and its executive director, Billy Hunter,... »Read More
Source: Hunter “Pretty Dug In’ on 52% BRI
From a deal-making perspective, how this should go is fairly straight forward. Absent undue pressure from hard-line agents, (Billy) Hunter and (Derek) Fisher should be able to sell a 50-50 split to the membership... »Read More
Billy Hunter Sends Letter to All Players
As you have undoubtedly heard, negotiations with the owners aimed at ending their 4-month lockout collapsed on Friday, October 28. After three days of productive talks, which followed a week of negotiations aided by... »Read More
Derek Fisher Denies Side Deal With NBA
In a letter sent to NBA players on Monday night and obtained by Yahoo! Sports, Players Association president Derek Fisher defended himself against charges he’s undermined the union by trying to cut a secret... »Read More
Sources: Talks May Resume with Mediator
The Players Association and NBA have discussed resuming talks with federal mediator George Cohen this week, league sources told Y! Sports, though no meetings are scheduled. The two sides underwent three days of mediation... »Read More
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