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NBA gives players until Wednesday to accept deal

NBA gives players until Wednesday to accept deal

NBA players have until the close of business on Wednesday to accept the latest proposal from the owners or risk receiving a significantly worse deal afterward. As of early Sunday morning, National Basketball Players Association president Derek Fisher and other representatives of the players’ union were unwilling to accept the deal, which would allow players to receive between 49 percent and 51 percent of revenues.

 

Union President Tells N.B.A. Players He Will Stay the Course

In a letter, Derek Fisher denies reports of attempts to cut a deal with Commissioner David Stern without the support of other union leaders.

 

Labor Talks: One Last Chance?

Labor Talks: One Last Chance?

Might there be a glimmer of hope for an on-time start to the NBA's regular season? The meeting will involve the primary negotiators for each side — Commissioner David Stern and the deputy commissioner Adam Silver for the league, with the union represented by its president, Derek Fisher, and its executive director, Billy Hunter.

 

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