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NBA commissioner David Stern has said repeatedly that the league would need 30 days from a handshake deal to tipoff of a regular season, not only to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement but to prepare for the business of basketball (free agency, training camps, a possible "preseason" game or two). That would suggest a deadline of Friday, Nov. 25, for Christmas to remain in play.
But a source close to the settlement talks told NBA.com the turnaround time "theoretically" could be tightened by several days. Technically, the players' antitrust litigation that otherwise is set to begin next month in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis would have to be resolved out of court. An agreement would provide a framework for a new CBA between the owners and a re-formed union.
But a source close to the settlement talks told NBA.com the turnaround time "theoretically" could be tightened by several days. Technically, the players' antitrust litigation that otherwise is set to begin next month in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis would have to be resolved out of court. An agreement would provide a framework for a new CBA between the owners and a re-formed union.
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