MMC
11-26-2011, 07:49 AM
http://news.yahoo.com/nba-owners-players-reach-tentative-deal-084724776.html
NEW YORK (AP) — After nearly two years of bickering, NBA players and owners are back on the same side.
"We want to play basketball," Commissioner David Stern said.
Come Christmas Day, they should be.
The sides reached a tentative agreement early Saturday to end the 149-day lockout and hope to begin the delayed season with a marquee tripleheader Dec. 25. Most of a season that seemed in jeopardy of being lost entirely will be salvaged if both sides approve the handshake deal.
Barring a change in scheduling, the 2011-12 season will open with the Boston Celtics at New York Knicks, followed by Miami at Dallas in an NBA finals rematch before MVP Derrick Rose and Chicago visiting Kobe Bryant and the Lakers.
The league plans a 66-game season and aims to open training camps Dec. 9, with free agency opening at the same time. Stern has said it would take about 30 days from an agreement to playing the first game.....snip~
Looks like there will be some "African Round Ball" after all. :rolleyes: Damn and here I was ALL prepared for no Pro BB being on television this year. They are only going to miss 16 games. But I like how the players were bitching to their Union-Heads. Empty pockets got them thinking.
Also somehow a secret meeting was held with owners and the Union. Hmmmm.....wonder if Obama made a 3 am call? Especially since the job numbers went down and now more companies wont hire due to the Bush Tax cuts taking place. Truthfuly they need that extra revenue to come in or the theres even less money in the markets. Billions would be lost. Methinks someone made a call. :cool:
NEW YORK (AP) — After nearly two years of bickering, NBA players and owners are back on the same side.
"We want to play basketball," Commissioner David Stern said.
Come Christmas Day, they should be.
The sides reached a tentative agreement early Saturday to end the 149-day lockout and hope to begin the delayed season with a marquee tripleheader Dec. 25. Most of a season that seemed in jeopardy of being lost entirely will be salvaged if both sides approve the handshake deal.
Barring a change in scheduling, the 2011-12 season will open with the Boston Celtics at New York Knicks, followed by Miami at Dallas in an NBA finals rematch before MVP Derrick Rose and Chicago visiting Kobe Bryant and the Lakers.
The league plans a 66-game season and aims to open training camps Dec. 9, with free agency opening at the same time. Stern has said it would take about 30 days from an agreement to playing the first game.....snip~
Looks like there will be some "African Round Ball" after all. :rolleyes: Damn and here I was ALL prepared for no Pro BB being on television this year. They are only going to miss 16 games. But I like how the players were bitching to their Union-Heads. Empty pockets got them thinking.
Also somehow a secret meeting was held with owners and the Union. Hmmmm.....wonder if Obama made a 3 am call? Especially since the job numbers went down and now more companies wont hire due to the Bush Tax cuts taking place. Truthfuly they need that extra revenue to come in or the theres even less money in the markets. Billions would be lost. Methinks someone made a call. :cool: