NBA season jeopardized

NBA/NBPA talks are going badly. Players reject owners last offer, and the union plans a disclaimer of interest (not decertification). Point being the players want to play the antitrust card. One certainty among much uncertainty. Chances for any NBA season have diminished.

Basketball (not anytime soon)

The NBA lockout has already resulted in cancellation of the first month of games. For now, it looks like the fans, owners and players are losers, but the lawyers are not.

NBA v. NBPA

Now that the NFL has resolved its spat with the players with a long term deal, its time for the National Basketball Association (NBA) to take center stage on the sports/labor dispute front. The NBA presses two claims against the Players' Association (NBPA). The first is an unfair labor practice charge claiming the NBPA is refusing to bargain in good faith by threatening a sham decertification. The second is a federal court suit to declare the NBA does not violate the anti-trust laws if it voids all existing player contracts if the decertification is held lawful. I understand the former, and its a text book move given the judicial treatment of the issues in the NFL/NFLPA dispute. But the latter seems a public relations mistake, and probably preempted.