Via Cosby Sweaters:
After it was reported Thursday night that David Stern and the NBA owners disallowed the three-team trade that would have sent Chris Paul to LA, Pau Gasol to Houston, and a slew of picks and players to New Orleans, Pacers' star Danny Granger took to Twitter to voice his disapproval over the commissioner's decision to nullify the deal:
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Via Larry Brown Sports
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December 09, 2011
The Hornets and Lakers agreed to a trade on Thursday that would send Chris Paul to L.A. Unfortunately for Jack Nicholson, it has been determined that the trade is unfair to the rest of the league. Since New Orleans is a team that is owned by the league, the 29 owners of the team had [...]
Via Pro Basketball Talk
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December 09, 2011
Why David Stern pulled the plug Thursday on a reasonable (not ideal, but reasonable) three-team trade that would have sent Chris Paul to the Lakers is really simple: The NBA owners want their power over star players back. What LeBron James did scared most owners because he had the power — teams had to come…
Via Buzz On Broad
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December 09, 2011
Good morning everyone. If you haven't already heard, David Stern said no can do to a trade that would have sent Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers. This is a big deal.
Why? Well if the league is now telling teams who they can and can't trade with, this sets a precedent. According to reports, owners were not happy with a player of Paul's caliber being handed to the Lakers...
Via Laker Nation
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December 09, 2011
Photo by Getty ImagesMore is sure to come out as an in-depth explanation needs to be made from the league office regarding the veto of the Chris Paul trade.What we now know is what Bloomberg News is reporting after catching up with Stern briefly:National Basketball Association Commissioner David Stern said today he vetoed the trade of Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers because...
Via Hoops Fantasy
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December 08, 2011
The stuff is about to hit the fan in the NBA. The New Orleans Hornets agreed to send Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers in a three-team trade. However, after the trade was agreed to, David Stern stepped in and vetoed the trade.
Why did David Stern veto the trade? He said it’s for “basketball reasons”. Since the Hornets are owned by the NBA, Stern was stuck between...
Via Sports-at-Work
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December 09, 2011
Chris Paul is being made an example of by NBA Commissioner David Stern and the 29 NBA owners through no fault of his own.
A deal was struck by current New Orleans Hornets general manager Dell Demps that would have sent Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers, Pau Gasol to the Houston Rockets and Luis Scola, Kevin Martin, Lamar Odom, Goran Dragic, and a first-round pick to the Hornets. This...
Via Pro Basketball Talk
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December 07, 2011
Our morning look around the NBA with stories that are not their own post here at PBT. In case you didn’t get it in your inbox, here is David Stern’s letter to fans sent out yesterday. After the lockout and months of talk of change, does the new NBA feel any different than the old…
Via The Show Speak
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December 09, 2011
Dictator David Stern and Dan Gilbert are at it again!
Cleveland Cavalier owner Dan Gilbert wrote an email to commissioner David Stern and a few other ownership peers in an attempt (successfully) to block the three team trade involving All Stars Chris Paul, Pao Gasol, and Lamar Odom.
Paul would have been sent to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Lakers would send Pao Gasol to the...
Via Crossover Chronicles
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December 08, 2011
The lockout is finally over. Everyone can now officially breath a sign of relief now that pro basketball is truly, seriously, undoubtedly about to take place.
With the NBA releasing this huge press release with a wealth of information on the new CBA, we thought it would be best to present it in its original form - complete with key agreement points that also deal with the so-called...
Via RealGM
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December 09, 2011
Dell Demps had kept NBA VP Stu Jackson briefed on talks throughout the process and David Stern had promised not to interfere in the Paul situation.
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