Basketball: Players excited over 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 28^th, 2011.