plenty of good seats still available
Posted on 11/26/2011 1:33:48 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Sometimes, dreams really do come true.
The NBA and its players have reached a tentative agreement to end the five-month-long lockout and begin play on Christmas Day, as first reported by Ken Berger. Both players and owners must agree to a final vote of approval, but that is merely a formality at this point. After 16 hours of discussions Friday (and into Saturday morning), David Stern and Billy Hunter held a joint press conference just before 4 a.m. announcing the long-awaited handshake deal.
“We’ve reached a tentative understanding that is subject to a variety of approvals…but we’re optimistic that it will all come to pass,” Stern told a patient crowd of stakeout reporters.
Training camp is set for Dec. 9. The season is set for 66 games and will open Christmas Day with an exciting tripleheader featuring Boston vs. New York, Chicago vs. the Los Angeles Lakers, and an NBA Finals rematch between Miami and Dallas.
The lockout lasted 149 days.
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Drat!
Worst news I’ve heard all day.
ya, like who cares. The nba is dead and people have much better things to do on Christmas day.
escort services to start calling back workers.
Whores all over the US rejoice.
My lock-out is still in force.
plenty of good seats still available
The families of employees of these teams care a great deal.
Well Fun Babies do cost money.
Beat me to it.
(Yawn) How long until catchers and pitchers report?
They weren’t playing? Who knew?
“”(Yawn) How long until catchers and pitchers report?””
I think the quarterbacks show up first.
Drat.
I was hoping so much for seven months without professional thugs playing a kid’s game!
Those still being “edjumacated” are bad enough.
Not to mention jewelry stores, luxury car dealers, realtors. Talk about economic stimulus!
You got it! A day to look forward to after the last out of the Series is made.
The Thug League players really missed those big checks in their mail boxes this past week....
YAWN. The NBA regular season is pointless other than eliminating not enough crappy teams. Wake me when it’s April.
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