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Ham: Have The NBA Players Met The Real Enemy?

LeBron James might be a load to handle on the court, but in the NBA labor quagmire he’s got nothing on a swamp turtle named Pogo, a comic pages pundit with a labor lesson for LeBron and the NBA players. “We have met the enemy, and the enemy is us,” said Pogo, the resident sage of cartoonist Walt Kelly’s Okefenokee Swamp.

670 The Score–2011/11/09

NBA Commissioner David Stern, right, and Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver, second from right, talk to reporters after taking part in talks between representatives of the basketball league's owners and players. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)

Hanley: Time Is Running Out On NBA

Wednesday will be the league’s D-Day, according to commissioner David Stern.

670 The Score–2011/11/08

David Stern

NBA Talks Set, But Decertification Reports Surface

The announcement Thursday that negotiations to end the NBA lockout would resume were followed by reports that some players are investigating the possibility of decertifying the union.

CBS Chicago–2011/11/04

NBA Commissioner David Stern. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)

Lawrence: Stern Holds The Power

Mitch Lawrence of The New York Daily News joined The Mully and Hanley Show to break down the NBA lockout.

670 The Score–2011/11/01

Derrick Rose

Johnson: NBA Deal Not Close

Four full weeks of the NBA season have been canceled by commissioner David Stern, and while early reports indicate the league and Player’s Association are “95 percent” finished with a deal, one NBA insider doesn’t think it’s that close.

670 The Score–2011/10/31

National Basketball Player's Association President Derek Fisher addresses the media about the Labor Relation Meetings. (Photo by Steven Freeman/NBAE via Getty Images)

Berger Breaks Down NBA Lockout

Talks to end the NBA lockout broke down Friday afternoon, and Ken Berger of CBS Sports joined The Boers and Bernstein Show to discuss the current state of negotiations.

670 The Score–2011/10/28

David Stern. (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)

NBA Cancels Games Through Nov. 30

The move came Friday after labor negotiations broke down for the second time in a week.

CBS Chicago–2011/10/28

Derrick Rose

Amick On Lockout: Slight Optimism Merited

According to Amick, there is some reason to be optimistic.

670 The Score–2011/10/28

NBA Commissioner David Stern. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)

Johnson: Time Is Ticking On NBA

There’s still time for the NBA to salvage an entire 82-game season, but that time is quickly running out.

670 The Score–2011/10/27

NBA Commissioner David Stern and Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver. (Photo by Steven Freeman/NBAE via Getty Images)

NBA, Players Meet For 15 Hours

NBA and players’ association representatives met for 15 hours Wednesday, and a published report says officials are hoping that a full season can be salvaged.

CBS Chicago–2011/10/27

Derrick Rose

Rose Wants To Eliminate NBA Salary Cap

Derrick Rose has established himself among the elite NBA players in just three seasons. His salary, however, doesn’t come anywhere near the top in the league, let alone his own team.

CBS Chicago–2011/10/26

Carlos Boozer and Derrick Rose

Muller: Exhibition Tour Is A Bad Idea For Rose And Boozer

David Stern and Billy Hunter are still hard at work trying to save the NBA season but it appears that many of the league’s top stars are getting ready to hit the road for a two-week world tour that will consist of six games spanning across four continents.

CBS Chicago–2011/10/20

NBA Commissioner David Stern. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)

Stern Goes Home Sick On Crucial Day Of Negotiations

The marathon NBA bargaining sessions have taken their toll on Commissioner David Stern.

CBS Chicago–2011/10/20

NBA Commissioner David Stern and Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver. (Photo by Steven Freeman/NBAE via Getty Images)

NBA Talks Done For Day, Will Resume Thursday

Searching for progress to end the NBA lockout, owners and players held another lengthy bargaining session Wednesday despite the departure of Commissioner David Stern.

CBS Chicago–2011/10/19

Billy Hunter arrives to Tuesday's NBA negotiations. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)

NBA Negotiations Last 16 hours; More Talks Planned

NBA players and owners spent a marathon 16 hours meeting with a federal mediator and planned to return early Wednesday to continue the talks.

CBS Chicago–2011/10/19

David Stern

NBA Players, Owners Continue To Meet With Mediator

NBA players and owners met for more than 10 hours with a federal mediator, hoping to deliver the progress Commissioner David Stern says is needed to avoid canceling more games.

CBS Chicago–2011/10/18

National Basketball Player's Association President Derek Fisher addresses the media about the Labor Relation Meetings. (Photo by Steven Freeman/NBAE via Getty Images)

Muller: NBA Can’t Survive Lockout Like NFL

The unemployment rate is still high, and yet, here we sports fans are again, listening to another group of millionaires and billionaires argue over money.

CBS Chicago–2011/10/14

NBA Commissioner David Stern. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)

Stern: Tuesday’s Meeting Could Decide Fate Of NBA Season

The fate of the NBA’s season could rest on Tuesday’s meetings.

CBS Chicago–2011/10/13

Derek Fisher and Billy Hunter

Surprise: In NBA Dispute, Money Not Mattering Most

NBA owners apparently weren’t bluffing when they said they wanted competitive balance just as much as a chance to profit.

CBS Chicago–2011/10/13

NBPA Executive Director Billy Hunter. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

Hunter On Lockout: ‘Their Plan All Along’

National Basketball Players Association Director Billy Hunter has said repeatedly that the NBA’s intention was always to cancel 2011-12 regular-season games.

CBS Chicago–2011/10/12

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