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NBA teams will open facilities on Thursday
November 30, 2011 3:20 AM
MIAMI (AP) - NBA headquarters and arenas are about to be unlocked. Teams have been informed that they may open their doors to players on Thursday, NBA spokesman Tim Frank said. Teams have been told they may host "voluntary player workouts" and physicals in advance of the planned Dec. 9... more » -
NBA season would require back-to-back-to-backs
November 27, 2011 11:05 PM
NEW YORK (AP) - The NBA regular season would run through April 26 and require teams to play at least one set of back-to-back-to-back games if a new labor deal is ratified in time to start on Christmas. The league posted an outline of what the schedule would look like... more » -
NBA talks resume
November 24, 2011 2:16 AM
NEW YORK (AP) - Two people with knowledge of the situation say talks aimed at ending the NBA lockout have resumed, with a quick settlement necessary to start the season by Christmas. The people spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity Wednesday because the talks are supposed... more » -
NBA players file amended lawsuit against the league
November 22, 2011 2:14 AM
NEW YORK (AP) - NBA players have filed an amended federal lawsuit against the league in Minnesota. Locked-out players filed class-action antitrust lawsuits against the league last Tuesday in California and Minnesota. But the California complaint was withdrawn Monday and the cases put together in Minnesota. Why the shift in... more » -
Stern gives NBA players an ultimatum
November 11, 2011 10:21 PM
NEW YORK (AP) - The time for talk in the NBA is over. David Stern made that clear, saying the league is done negotiating. The next time he hears from the players' association, he expects an answer: Yes, players will accept the league's latest proposal for a new collective bargaining... more » -
NBA players and owners are talking again
November 10, 2011 2:04 AM
NEW YORK (AP) - NBA owners and players are done talking - just for the night. Both sides will be back bargaining at noon Thursday, after meeting for nearly 12 hours Wednesday in an attempt to end the 132-day lockout. Commissioner David Stern says the league has "stopped the clock"... more » -
NBA cancels games through Nov. 30
October 28, 2011 9:45 PM
NEW YORK (AP) - NBA Commissioner David Stern has canceled all NBA games through Nov. 30. The move came Friday after labor negotiations broke down for the second time in a week. Says Stern: "It's not practical, possible or prudent to have a full season now." After two days of... more » -
NBA players and owners remain far apart
October 26, 2011 3:13 AM
NEW YORK (AP) - The NBA players' association, not Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, proposed the elimination of the salary cap during negotiations aimed at ending months of labor strife, a league official said Tuesday. NBA senior vice president Mike Bass said union executive director Billy Hunter made "several misstatements"... more » -
NBA cancels first two weeks of regular season
October 11, 2011 3:09 AM
NEW YORK (AP) - NBA Commissioner David Stern has canceled the first two weeks of the season after owners and players were unable to reach a new labor deal and end the lockout. Top negotiators for both sides met for more than seven hours Monday, returning to bargaining about 14... more »
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