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NBA & Players Union Hold Long Talks On Friday With No Results

About two dozen owners and players were in Manhattan on Friday for a collective bargaining negotiating session. In a meeting that lasted nearly 5 hours and included such superstars as LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Carmelo Anthony, little progress was made. But hope springs eternal as they’re scheduled to come together again on Saturday morning at 10:00 AM EST.

It’s crucial that a contract is agreed upon over the next week or so if the goal is to not miss the start of regular season games. The league would need three to four weeks to draft an agreement, sign free agents, hold training camps and play a few preseason games before starting the season.

Thursday, the owners dropped their insistence on a hard salary cap but the split of future BRI (Basketball related income) doesn’t seem close to being settled. Today’s session was heated, with reports coming out that at one point Dwyane Wade yelled at David Stern

Other players in attendance for today’s session included union President, Derek Fisher,Paul Pierce, Baron Davis, Ray Allen, Eric Gordan, Elton Brand, Ben Gordon and Andre Iguodala.


The owners were represented by nine of their 11 committee members including including Cavs owner Dan Gilbert and Suns owner Robert Sarver. Heat owner Micky Arison attended even though he’s not on the committee.

 

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Jill Munroe is a Los Angeles-based host, producer, and writer. You can find her work on sites such as FoxSports.com, EURweb.com, and MSN.com. Munroe is a current member of the African-American Film Critics Association and the National Association of Black Journalists. Munroe has also been a frequent guest on ESPN radio and Yahoo Sports. In 2015, Munroe released her first book, "PostGame Pass: access into "the life" JillMunroe.com

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