Tensions Rising in the NBA Lockout

Currently in its seventy-third day, the NBA Lockout is seeming permanent with every passing moment. Most talks between the two sides have been kept private, and it is unclear as to the specific details behind each meeting. Considering this, it is clear that it will take more active discussion and compromise for the lockout to accelerate its resolution. Having met in smaller groups, the players' union and the owners will all meet in a bigger group in the next four days. The two sides are attempting to temporarily set aside the disagreements and find easy concepts that will unanimously be included in the eventual labor deal. However, the apparent realization reached by both sides and encouraged by NBA commissioner  David Stern involves restarting the negotiating process and forgetting the intense disagreements and conflicts they have been having for the past 73 days. Although they have resolved petty issues, the major problems of salary and the NBA budget are not even close to a state of compromise or resolution, and time is running out for any deal to be reached.

Source:
Deveney, Sean. "Next Few Days Crucial for NBA's Immediate Future - NBA - Sporting News." Sporting News - Real Insight. Real Fans. Real Conversations. Sporting News, 11 Sept. 2011. Web. 11 Sept. 2011. <http://aol.sportingnews.com/nba/feed/2010-10/nba-labor/story/next-few-days-crucial-for-nbas-immediate-future>.