Aug 16 2:19p by Tom Ziller
Officials from the NBA and players' union have had one formal bargaining session in the 46 days since the NBA lockout began. The next bargaining session might not come until two months have lapsed; Alan Hahn of Newsday reports that the next formal session is anticipated for early September.
Last week in a podcast with Bill Simmons, NBA commissioner David Stern said he think he'd know whether the NBA schedule would be impacted by the lockout by Labor Day. Labor Day is September 5.
The two sides exchanged media fire last week before the 2011 class of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame was honored in Springfield on Friday. Stern alleged that the union had canceled a meeting, while union officials retorted that Stern had made himself unavailable for two weeks. Whatever the case, progress is not being made at all.
Training camps typically start at the very end of September. The first preseason games are scheduled for the first week of October, and the regular season is set to begin on November 1.
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Next NBA Lockout Bargaining Session Might Not Be Until Early September, Says Report
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Stern's quote about Labor Day is exactly why they are waiting that long
The owners know they cannot get what they want by threatening preseason or games. They have to burn them. Meanwhile the players best bet sure seems to be to get whatever work you can and have Billy Hunter talking with the feds.
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by wallywagon11 on Aug 16, 2011 2:25 PM EDT reply actions
this is ridiculous
Stern and Hunter should both be fired. If they don’t want to sit down and get a deal done, find some people who do. Look at the NFL, they were negotiating constantly and that’s why their season was saved. At this rate, they might as well just fold the NBA and start over with some people who give a damn.
"Rooting for the Yankees is like rooting for Steve Jobs to win the lotto." - Chris Rock
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by Taylor Made on Aug 17, 2011 9:46 AM EDT reply actions
You want people to lose their jobs in this economy simply because they refuse to sit down with each other and negotiate a collective bargaining agreement?
That’s harsh. Way too harsh.
Fire Johnson and hire Brown - I'm telling you Thorn was smoking somethin' when he let Brown slip away in the night.
by diehardNFFLbarnone on Aug 17, 2011 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions
You know what happens if I don't do my job?
I get fired.
"Rooting for the Yankees is like rooting for Steve Jobs to win the lotto." - Chris Rock
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by Taylor Made on Aug 18, 2011 9:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Nothing new here
Neither side has any reason to negotiate until the NLRB comes down with its ruling. Until then any negotiations will likely lead to no meaningful progress. This isn’t the NFL where losing preseason would result in large financial damage, most teams literally give away preseason tickets.
"It's better to be an optimist who is sometimes wrong than a pessimist who is always right"unknown
by bestclipfan on Aug 17, 2011 4:05 PM EDT reply actions
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