The Official S2 NBA Lockout Thread!

[THE HCP]

The NBA and NBPA have made significant process on a new deal, according to two sources. The meetings will continue late into the evening.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

This tweet by Tony Allen pretty much sums everything up:

Let me see if I can translate thick ebonics to english...

You gone think my dog a roofer brought a ladder wit em!! Lol meek!! I'm mad slow on that bar!!

You're going to think my friend is a roofer. He (Meek?) brought a ladder with him. I'm very 'slow' on that bar.



They (NBA players) all talk like that over on Twitter.

...Except Channing.

 

[THE HCP]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWW

Here we go

KBergCBS Ken Berger
Growing optimism in the agent and front-office community that a deal will get done. One person briefed on talks "incredibly optimistic."

Not going to get to excited BUT........... I'm going to go get that tweet tattooed on my chest!

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWW

Here we go

KBergCBS Ken Berger
Growing optimism in the agent and front-office community that a deal will get done. One person briefed on talks "incredibly optimistic."

 

[THE HCP]

Aldridge

Not that anyone may care given events in State College, but we're at 10-hour mark in NBA labor talks...

 

[THE HCP]

One key reminder on tonight's NBA meeting: Any significant changes to proposal probably means Stern will have to take back to constituents.

 

[barfo]

Let me see if I can translate thick S2onics to english...

You gone think my dog a roofer brought a ladder wit em!! Lol meek!! I'm mad slow on that bar!!

You're going to think SlyPokerDog, who uses roofies, brought a young Scottish boy to see Emma. I think Mook is funny. I read very slowly and carefully barfo's posts.

FTFY

barfo

 

[THE HCP]

darrenrovell

Still sitting at hotel of NBA labor negotiations. My hunch is still that a deal will be done in principle by Friday AM latest.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Prepping for the press-conferences tonight

#knockOnWood

 

[THE HCP]

Bucher


As night rolls on, my optimism on NBA deal being struck wanes. If they're grinding at this point, it's because fundamental divide remains.

 

[THE HCP]

Bucher

And, trust me, I hope I'm wrong. But we've read this script at least a couple times already. Including the optimism from team/agent sources.

 

[jlprk]

Can someone do a "Cliffnotes" summary of all this in the last few days?

How about one daily one at midnight?

 

[THE HCP]

Amico

NBA labor talks that began at 1 pm EST still going. Reports of significant progress "not far-fetched," says source briefed about 1 hour ago.

 

[jlprk]

Las Vegas Superstar Challenge hosted by Allen Iverson has been postponed, according to a release.

In only 3 years, Iverson has postponed playing in Detroit, Memphis, Philadelphia, Turkey, and now his own lockout exhibition game.

 

[OSUBlazerfan]

Meeting over....here we go

 

[illmatic99]

Meeting over.

I wonder if it's a bad sign that the two sides are coming to the PCs separately.

 

[THE HCP]

Meeting has ended.

 

[OSUBlazerfan]

Two news conferences, no deal.

 

[THE HCP]

Two news conferences, no deal.

 

[illmatic99]

im typing with fingers crossed.

 

[jlprk]

It lasted 12 hours.

 

[THE HCP]

League will go first, followed by players...

 

[OSUBlazerfan]

Source confirms, no deal.

 

[THE HCP]

Source confirms, no deal.

 

[illmatic99]

no deal.

fuckers.

 

[THE HCP]

RT @MoneyMase: Time for some Z's. Back at it in the am (THAT'S UNION VP ROGER MASON SUGGESTING TALKS WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY)

 

[THE HCP]

Stern: "We've agreed that we have stopped the clock & have continued to negotiate." Both sides will be back at noon.

 

[THE HCP]

Thats good right!!!??

 

[illmatic99]

talks resume noon et

 

[THE HCP]

Stern: I would not read into this optimism or pessimism as we continue to negotiate.