Topic: National Basketball Players Association
(Reuters) - The National Basketball Association (NBA) confirmed on Friday that the 2011-12 season will start on Christmas Day with five high-profile games, including a blockbuster showdown between the Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat.The New York Knicks will also host the Boston ...
NBA players have officially re-formed their union, paving the way for final approval of a deal to end a months-long lockout and launch a shortened basketball season later this month.More than 300 players agreed on Thursday to re-appoint the National Basketball ...
NBA Commissioner David Stern and other league representatives met with players on Friday in a post-Thanksgiving holiday bid to end the lockout and get a season under way by Christmas.The two sides met quietly earlier this week, and resumed their talks ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) rejected the owners' latest proposal for a new labor agreement and will file an antitrust lawsuit against the league, union chief Billy Hunter said Monday.The NBPA said it would no longer continue ...
By flirting with a significant loss of games or even a lost season due to the lockout, the National Basketball Association threatens to bring last...
Unable to close an enormous gulf on key issues, NBA owners and players are united on one thing: They see another large chunk of their season...
With commissioner David Stern threatening the NBA's version of a nuclear winter, owners and players return to the bargaining table Friday in...
It sure sounds as if NBA owners made a new proposal to players Tuesday when the two sides met for two hours in Manhattan, but whether it can lead...
After two days of negotiations here, NBA players left town after hearing from owners that if they don't accept a hard salary cap, along with...
NBA owners and players met for three hours Wednesday on a new collective bargaining agreement, without making any progress on the No. 1 issue: How...