NBA Meetings Will Resume Saturday (lockout)

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP-Excite

By BRIAN MAHONEY

NEW YORK (AP) - One down, two big issues to go for an agreement that would end the NBA lockout.

It may not happen this weekend, but players and owners both say they are working to get there soon enough that the season can start on time.

"All I'll say is there was a sense of urgency in the room today," NBA Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver said after the sides met for more than four hours Friday.

"I think the sense today from both sides is we really need to push this weekend. Time is of the essence, and I don't think there was any disagreement about that by both parties."

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Miami Heat's Lebron James attends a news conference after a meeting between the NBA Players Association and owners to discuss a new labor deal and possibly avert a lockout, Friday, Sept. 30, 2011, in New York. Neither side cited any progress but said it was a good sign that they agreed to continue the discussions and will resume talks Saturday. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

[ChandlerJr]

1. Can't wait, I'm so excited

[fascisthunter]

2. the War on ALL unions moves ahead

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

8. And it's one of the most elite unions.

Hiding behing the NBA union is the bankers.

Furiously pumping the marionette strings...

[MilesColtrane]

3. As Tommy Lee Jones said in The Fugitive, "I don't care".

[blueclown]

5. Then don't post.

Why don't you care? We have a union, the NBA Player's Association, that is being demanded to make major concessions by owners or else they won't have jobs this season.

Please tell me why you don't care. I'd really like to know. I wonder if this same attitude would be acceptable on this forum if a majority we were talking about a majority white union, ala the United Auto Workers Union?

I thought Democratic Underground was a place where ALL unions were revered and supported?

[MilesColtrane]

7. You're right.

I'm all for the players getting everything they can from the owners.

I still won't be watching any games or buying merchandise if this thing gets settled though, simply because I didn't do those things before the lockout.

[iandhr]

4. A pox on both their houses.

The minimum salary for a NBA player is like 400k. And the owners are even richer. In this economy I do not have any sympathy when rich people are arguing about money with richer people.

[blueclown]

6. DU's new slogan: we only like unions if they are predominately white and aren't rich.

Shameful.