The National Basketball Players’ Association will meet with its 30 player representatives Monday morning in New York to discuss the owners’ latest proposal, multiple sources confirmed to SI.com. Â Read more after the jump. @Shay_Marie x @gametimegirl
NBA: Kevin Durant Doesn’t Like Latest Proposal & May Sign Overseas
Nooo Kevin Durant has been a key highlight maker during the NBA lockout and the definition of “Basketball Never Stops”. Â Durant however is keen on the NBA’s latest proposal and like many other players feels like the union should reject it. Â If the labor dispute isn’t handled in the coming days, Durant says he will sign overseas. Â Read more after the jump. @Shay_Marie x @gametimegirl
NBA: Union Attorney Jeffrey Kessler Apologizes For Saying Players are Treated Like “Plantation Workers”
NBA union attorney Jeffrey Kessler has apologized for saying that owners are treating players “like plantation workers,” adding that he doesn’t want to become a distraction during the tense negotiations. Â Read more after the jump. @Shay_Marie x @gametimegirl
NBA: Players Ready to Attack Michael Jordan But He Remained Quiet During Entire Meeting
Michael Jordan once one of the highest paid NBA superstars is now an owner of a small market team losing money.  It’s understandable that he would want to make changes to recoup his loses but the concessions he expects from the players are just beyond ridiculuous.  The players were set to pounce on Jordan during the meetings that went awry last night but according to sources Jordan kept his mouth shut the entire time.  Maybe he remembers saying this when he was a player, “If you can’t make a profit, you should sell your team,” Read more after the jump. @Shay_Marie x @gametimegirl
NBA: Potential CBA Agreement Sabotaged By Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett & Paul Pierce?
I remember that faithful Tuesday after the lockout meeting thinking the NBA season was officially lost. Â Prior to the meeting a deal seemed possible, with the clock ticking and both sides wanting to save the season. Â It was that day that David Stern made his controversial 50/50 BRI split offer. Â So what happened to cause all the talks to go completely down the drain? Â Sources say it was big names Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant, and Paul Pierce. Â Read more after the jump. @Shay_Marie x @gametimegirl
NBA: U.S Mayors Write Letter to NBA & NBPA To End Lockout
The NBA lockout is not just about owners and players losing money. It’s also about NBA cities, arenas, countless ancillary companies and the people who work and live in each city getting hit hard during an already tough economic period.  That was the sentiment expressed by the U.S. Conference of Mayors, which issued an open letter to the NBA and the NBA Players Assn. asking them to “consider the consequences to cities if a lockout continues.† Read more after the jump. @Shay_Marie x @gametimegirl
