Basketball: Owners propose 72-game season
The owners’ latest proposal comes after 11 hours of negotiating on Thursday between the two sides.
NEW YORK:
The NBA players union said it broke off talks with the owners but not before they were presented with a revised offer that includes a shortened 72-game season, starting on December 15. The owners’ latest proposal comes after 11 hours of negotiating on Thursday between the two sides, who are attempting to hammer out a new collective bargaining agreement and put an end to the lockout. Meanwhile, NBA commissioner David Stern revealed that the owners were running out of patience. “There comes a time when you have to be through negotiating, and we are,” said Stern.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 12th, 2011.
The NBA players union said it broke off talks with the owners but not before they were presented with a revised offer that includes a shortened 72-game season, starting on December 15. The owners’ latest proposal comes after 11 hours of negotiating on Thursday between the two sides, who are attempting to hammer out a new collective bargaining agreement and put an end to the lockout. Meanwhile, NBA commissioner David Stern revealed that the owners were running out of patience. “There comes a time when you have to be through negotiating, and we are,” said Stern.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 12th, 2011.