Everyone is becoming increasingly disgruntled with the NBA lockout. Â With the first two weeks gone and more expected to be canceled everyone has a right to be upset. Â I would to see basketball come back but I’m not too keen on a 50-game season. Â Well according to sources David Stern has assured ESPN and TNT that he can still deliver an 82-game season even if it begins in December. Â Read more after the jump.
While two weeks of the regular season have already been canceled and at least two more are expected to go soon, two sources close to the negotiations said the union believes that (David) Stern assured his ESPN and TNT television partners that, by back-ending the missed games, he can still deliver an 82-game season even if starts in December. Accurate or not, the players’ perception of when their early paychecks will truly be gone for good will determine when they reach for the panic button. Conversely, it seems clear the owners want to push this timeline to the brink to get their dream deal, knowing full well what might happen when players miss the first round of paychecks in mid-November and a second round two weeks later.
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