Basketball: Players excited over tentative deal
National Basketball Association owners were ready to lift the lockout after reaching a tentative deal.
TORONTO:
Players reacted with excitement as word circulated that National Basketball Association owners were ready to lift the lockout after reaching a tentative deal to end a bitter, five-month labour dispute. “I just got up not too long ago and see we have a deal. I feel like my kids on Christmas!” said Miami Heat’s LeBron James on his Twitter account. The news sparked a flurry of action on Twitter as players took to social media to express their relief. Owners and players must still ratify the handshake deal that would see the league play a 66 game schedule starting with a triple-header on Christmas Day.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 28th, 2011.
Players reacted with excitement as word circulated that National Basketball Association owners were ready to lift the lockout after reaching a tentative deal to end a bitter, five-month labour dispute. “I just got up not too long ago and see we have a deal. I feel like my kids on Christmas!” said Miami Heat’s LeBron James on his Twitter account. The news sparked a flurry of action on Twitter as players took to social media to express their relief. Owners and players must still ratify the handshake deal that would see the league play a 66 game schedule starting with a triple-header on Christmas Day.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 28th, 2011.