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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.
Hanley: Time Is Running Out On NBA
Wednesday will be the league’s D-Day, according to commissioner 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.
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.
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.
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.
NBA Cancels Games Through Nov. 30
The move came Friday after labor negotiations broke down for the second time in a week.
Amick On Lockout: Slight Optimism Merited
According to Amick, there is some reason to be optimistic.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Stern Goes Home Sick On Crucial Day Of Negotiations
The marathon NBA bargaining sessions have taken their toll on Commissioner David Stern.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Stern: Tuesday’s Meeting Could Decide Fate Of NBA Season
The fate of the NBA’s season could rest on Tuesday’s meetings.
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.
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.



