Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl In the season finale of X-Factor, 50 Cent was introduced by Lakers point guard Derek Fisher. 50 cent began his set by performing a track off his new mixtape, “Wait Until Tonightâ€. The rapper transitioned from his mix-tape single, to his 2003 smash hit “In Da Clubâ€. Laker players Matt Barnes, Steve Blake, and rookie Darius Morris walked out on stage. (As Lakers head coach Mike Brown calls him “The Rook†can even be seen dancing with the backup dancers.)
NBA: Union Rejects Latest Offer, Stern Gives Wednesday Ultimatum
Commissioner David Stern gave NBA players an offer and a deadline: Accept a chance to earn up to 51 percent of basketball-related income by Wednesday or get ready for a deal that’s a whole lot worse. Â He wouldn’t call it an ultimatum, but it didn’t sure sit well with the union. Â Read more after the jump. @Shay_Marie x @gametimegirl
NBA Lockout: Union President Derek Fisher Anticipates Rest of Preseason To Be Canceled; Regular-Season In Jeopardy‎
Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl The progress players and owners had been hoping for to save the 2011-12 NBA season did not materialize in collective bargaining talks on Tuesday, union president Derek Fisher said.
NBA: No Labor Progress Made; Union President Derek Fisher To Tell Players, “We May Not Start On Time”
Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl The start of the NBA season was thrown into doubt Tuesday after players and owners made no progress at a key labor meeting, with no further talks scheduled. Union executive director Billy Hunter says players were prepared to make a “significant” financial move, but found owners unwilling to budge off their positions.
NBA: Derek Fisher Texts Players That Progress is Being Made & to Get Physically Prepared
On the heels of Roger Mason’s now-infamous tweet in which the NBPA vice president wrote, “Looking like a season. How u,” but later claimed his account was hacked, one league source claims that union president Derek Fisher text-messaged numerous players last week indicating that some progress had been made and imploring them to be physically prepared just in case the season started on time. Â Read more after the jump. @Shay_Marie x @gametimegirl
