billy hunter

After 11 hours of negotiating Thursday, the NBA owners offered the players a revised deal. If the players accept, a 72 game season would begin on December 15th. However, the players did not accept the deal, choosing instead to regroup and meet with the owners on Monday or Tuesday.

NBA players and owners met for more than 15 hours yesterday, as talks centered on the system issues. The result was significant progress on one of the labor fight’s most distressing obstacles: the luxury tax teams would have to pay for going over the cap. Does this mean the league is any closer to a deal?