If Thursday’s developments give us any indication as to what the NBA will be like under the new Collective Bargaining Agreement, it will be a disaster.
Just as fans across the world got word that Chris Paul had been traded from the New Orleans Hornets to the Los Angeles Lakers in a three-team deal with the Houston Rockets, news came hours later that commissioner David Stern had blocked the deal at the urging of NBA owners, according to Yahoo Sports.
ESPN’s Ric Bucher reports that the owners have vetoed the deal on the basis of conflicts of interest.
ESPN also reports that Chris Paul and union head Billy Hunter are exploring legal options against the league to try to push the trade through. Paul reportedly won’t show up at Hornets training camp when it opens Friday.
NBA head spokesman Tim Frank told the LA Times “It is not true that owners killed the deal. It wasn’t even discussed at the Board [of Governors] meeting. The league office declined to make t...
David Stern reportedly blocks CP3 to Lakers deal-the commissioner is all powerful but losing control
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David Stern,
Chris Paul,
Ric Bucher,
Billy Hunter,
Dan Gilbert,
Dell Demps,
Bud Selig,
Reggie Miller,
David Letterman,
Roger Goodell
TEAMS: New Orleans Hornets, Houston Rockets, Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers
TEAMS: New Orleans Hornets, Houston Rockets, Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers
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