Today would have been the first of the 2011-12 NBA season. Instead, it starts Month Four of the NBA Lockout, which began way back at midnight on June 30 and has now officially out-lasted the Kardashian-Humphries marriage.
The latest round of labor talks broke down last week with the sides still unable to agree on a split of basketball related income. But in what seems to be the standard NBA news cycle these days, the end of talks has been followed with a series of more optimistic stories. Here's the latest from around the Web on the talks and when we can expect the NBA to get back to business.
- David Stern made it clear - there's zero chance we'll have an 82-game 2011-12 season. But word is a 78-game season is still a very real possibility. (Matt Moore, Pro Basketball Talk)
- The owners continue to insist on a 50-50 split of BRI. The players' offer stands at 52.5 percent. Each point is worth approximately $40 million; the current divide is about $100 million. (Kurt Heilin, Pro Basketball Talk)
- The players and owners have made some progress on the "more punitive" luxury tax, with the union signing off on increased penalties for teams that are well above the threshold. Under the proposed system, the Lakers' 2010-11 tax bill would have more than doubled, from $20 million to $45 million. (Howard Beck, New York Times)
- Two columnists have suggested that the union is losing faith in Derek Fisher due to suspicions that Fisher is attempting to use the labor negotiations for his own benefit. (Alan Hahn, Newsday)
- The salary cap for the 2011-12 season is likely to be very similar to last year's, in the neighborhood of $58 million. And next year's cap could grow to $60 million or more. (Mark Berman, New York Post)
- Miami Heat owner Micky Arison was hit with a $500,000 fine for talking about the lockout on Twitter... partly because other owners are tired of Arison laying blame at their feet. (Brian Windhorst, ESPN)
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