The NBA will start their lockout at 12:01 A.M. and from the looks of things this is going to be a while. The owners reiterated their proposal to the players in a three-hour meeting this afternoon, but the players didn’t accept the offer. The NBA has had its’ best season in a while and this lockout will hurt the fan base. Both sides have major differences and experts say that the NBA is further apart then the NFL.
Below are some quotes from today’s meeting:
- “We tried to avoid the lockout; unfortunately, we couldn’t reach a deal,” union executive committee member Matt Bonner said.
- Via ESPN: "The negotiations ended without a resolution. The NBA informed us they are making a recommendation to their labor relations committee to start a lockout at midnight," union outside counsel Jeffrey Kessler told ESPN's Kelly Naqi. "The players want to continue to play basketball and are very disappointed."
- Via Yahoo! Sports: NBA union chief Billy Hunter said "It's obvious the lockout will happen tonight,” and "The gap is too great,"
- Via ESPN: “I’m not scared; I’m resigned to the potential damage that it can cause to our league,” said Commissioner David Stern “As we get deeper into it, these things have a capacity to take on a life of their own. You never can predict what will happen.”
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