| NBA & NBAPA meet for 8 1/2 hours in NYC |
Sun Nov 6 02:00:33 2011 EST |
| or George Cohen, but was not accepted by the main negotiator for the players, Jeffrey Kessler. "We just did not get the sense that they really had the intent coming in here tonight to get this deal done," union president Derek Fisher of the Los Angeles Lakers said. "There was every opportunity to do it. We were prepared to stay here until the sun came up to get this deal done." Fisher said what the NBA presented was a series of "what ifs" and not a formal proposal. "We're at a loss why we could |
| Lakers name Ham assistant coach |
Mon Oct 24 21:14:56 2011 EST |
| Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - The Los Angeles Lakers named Darvin Ham an assistant coach on Monday. Ham had spent last season as head coach of the New Mexico Thunderbirds in the NBA D-League and was an assistant coach with the Thunderbirds for two seasons prior to his head coaching role. "I'm very happy to have Darvin join our coaching staff," said Lakers head coach Mike Brown. "I've known Darvin since his rookie year in Denver and have watched him make the transition from player to coach. |
| NBA owners, players still "miles apart" |
Sat Oct 1 22:18:27 2011 EST |
| ser than we were before," Stern said. "We had a long, engaging and in some ways exhausting two days. We exchanged a lot of ideas, concepts, some may even call proposals, but we don't get hung up on that." Union president Derek Fisher of the Los Angeles Lakers said there were no "major economic discussions." Instead, owners and players focused mostly on how to attack the salary cap. "When want a system that's somewhat reflective of the system that currently is," Hunter said. "They obviously want |
| NBA talks moving to critical stage |
Wed Sep 28 20:55:17 2011 EST |
| ewish new year before meeting again on Friday afternoon and possibly through the weekend. "We realize the calendar, watch, clock, whatever, is running out in terms of starting the regular season on time," union president Derek Fisher of the Los Angeles Lakers said. NBA deputy commissioner Adam Silver said the league's labor relations committee, comprised of 11 individuals, has been acting as the representative as the entire board of governors in the talks. "Let's get the two committees in and se |
| NBA, players meet again; talks to continue Wednesday |
Tue Sep 27 20:05:41 2011 EST |
| rs met for nearly two hours on Tuesday in an effort to make progress toward a new labor agreement. "Similar proceedings today. We're not holding anybody accountable to ideas being thrown out in the room," union president Derek Fisher of the Los Angeles Lakers said. Both sides used the word "concepts" to describe what was discussed in small groups, but didn't provide other details on if more preseason games would be canceled as the lockout continues. "We just agreed it would be a good idea to rec |
| Things start to get real in NBA lockout |
Fri Sep 23 09:59:57 2011 EST |
| Camps were set to open on Oct. 3, while the first preseason tilts were scheduled for Oct. 9. "The calendar is obviously not our friend, but we're not going to give up on the process because of the time," union president Derek Fisher of the Los Angeles Lakers said. Of course, none of this should be a huge surprise. Neither side is going to blink before they absolutely have too. In any negotiation no matter the industry or the stakes, so-called "givebacks" are tough to come by. A reduction or eli |
| Owners, union meet again in NBA labor dispute |
Thu Sep 22 21:50:07 2011 EST |
| ch are due to open Oct. 3 would be delayed. Preseason contests are scheduled to start Oct. 9. "The calendar is obviously not our friend, but we're not going to give up on the process because of the time," union president Derek Fisher of the Los Angeles Lakers said. Yahoo! Sports reported that Stern would cancel the first two weeks of training camp and exhibition games in October after a phone call with team owners on Friday. "My demeanor is flat because I don't have anything to say," Stern said |
| Start of NBA season in doubt as talks stall |
Tue Sep 13 20:31:43 2011 EST |
| uled for six days later. "Coming out of today, obviously because of the calendar, we can't come out of here obviously feeling though training camps and the season is going to start on time at this point," union president Derek Fisher of the Los Angeles Lakers said. "We'll continue to do the hard work necessary to figure this out, though." The current system in the NBA allows teams to go over the salary cap with certain exception rules, but a luxury tax is in play as well. Owners have said 22 tea |
| NBA owners, union meet for second straight day |
Thu Sep 8 21:46:27 2011 EST |
| n in smaller group settings, but at some point before you can try to make any attempt at a large progress, you have to involve all your respective members that are ultimately going to make the decisions," union president Derek Fisher of the Los Angeles Lakers said. Both sides wouldn't discuss what progress was made, but as the calendar moves forward the owners and players will be meeting separately later next week, the owners in Dallas and the players in Las Vegas, both next Thursday. "I do thin |
| NBA owners, union meet for 5 1/2 hours |
Wed Sep 7 21:22:21 2011 EST |
| New York, NY (Sports Network) - Representatives of NBA owners and union members met for nearly 5 1/2 hours Wednesday to try and make progress in their labor stalemate. NBA commissioner David Stern and union president Derek Fisher of the Los Angeles Lakers wouldn't say if inroads were being made, but both sides plan to continue talks Thursday. "Time is running down, not necessarily out," Fisher said. "I think we all feel in the room that if we continue to work at it we can possibly find a way to |
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