David Stern was meeting with NBA owners in Dallas when he got word of how things went at a gathering of NBA players in Las Vegas.
David Stern was meeting with NBA owners in Dallas when he got word of how things went at a gathering of NBA players in Las Vegas.
Eleven weeks into the lockout, NBA players and owners have at least one thing in common. Each side is unified, and wants everyone to know it.
Billy Hunter hoped to deliver good news when he meets with NBA players on Thursday in Las Vegas.
The start of the NBA season was thrown into doubt Tuesday after players and owners made no progress at a key labor meeting, with no further talks scheduled.
The long looks on players' faces and the anger in Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver's voice made it obvious: There was no progress Tuesday in talks to end the NBA lockout.
NBA owners and players met for about 5 1/2 hours Wednesday, plan to resume negotiations Thursday, and could even sit down again Friday.
There's still time for a deal to keep the entire NBA season intact, though it's running out.
Two people with knowledge of the plans say the lead negotiators for the NBA owners and players will meet Wednesday for just the second time since the lockout began.
