National Basketball Player Association Executive Director Billy Hunter doesn’t believe there will be an NBA season in 2011-12. Philadelphia 76ers forward Andre Iguodala shares his union leader’s opinion. None of this is good news for fans of the League and seems to go beyond the posturing we saw during the NFL and debt ceiling negotiations.
When the various sports leagues go through their collective bargaining processes we’re usually told that the owners “won”. Which seems odd a few years down the road when the winners want to re-negotiate the existing deals into an even more owner-friendly arrangement.
In 1999 the NBA owners locked out the players to gain control of contract situations like Glenn Robinson and Kevin Garnett. Wikipedia says the owners were successful.
Widely viewed as a victory for Stern and the owners, the agreement was signed by both parties on January 20, officially ending the lockout after 204 days. It capped players’ salarie...
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