SpearsNBAYahoo Marc J. Spears NBA not announcing any more missed games "at this time," Holt said. Silver said meeting with Stern tomorrow to find next step.
WojYahooNBA Adrian Wojnarowski With the NBA standing firm on an offer of a 50-50 revenue split, talks ended, source tells Y! Jonathan_Feigen Jonathan Feigen Peter Holt: "(Mediators) would have liked to keep it going. Both sides realized we’re just too far apart." SpearsNBAYahoo Marc J. Spears NBA not announcing any more missed games "at this time," Holt said. Silver said meeting with Stern tomorrow to find next step. KBergCBS Ken Berger Silver: We made clear we were willing to go to 50 percent in an effort to compromise.
WojYahooNBA Adrian Wojnarowski Adam Silver: "They made it clear if we wouldn't move off 50 percent, there was nothing else to talk about." He said players moved to 52.5.
WojYahooNBA Adrian Wojnarowski Adam Silver: "They made it clear if we wouldn't move off 50 percent, there was nothing else to talk about." He said players moved to 52.5.
KBergCBS Ken Berger Holt: "Both sides felt, for lack of a better term, stuck. We've sort of worn each other out." WojYahooNBA Adrian Wojnarowski Spurs owner Peter Holt on NBA and union: "We've kind of worn each other out." KBergCBS Ken Berger Silver declines to answer question about system issues other than saying still far apart. MoneyMase Roger Mason Jr by SpearsNBAYahoo Today was a disappointing day.
WojYahooNBA Adrian Wojnarowski As NBA tells its side of story, union is waiting to get its crack to spin things its way. This promises to get even uglier.
WojYahooNBA Adrian Wojnarowski As NBA tells its side of story, union is waiting to get its crack to spin things its way. This promises to get even uglier.
WojYahooNBA Adrian Wojnarowski Spurs owner Holt believed things were getting too emotional and staying in talks now could've pushed two sides even further apart.
SpearsNBAYahoo Marc J. Spears Silver says NBA's stance is players weren't willing to move forward to make progress on a deal. SpearsNBAYahoo Marc J. Spears "We're not giving up. I don't believe they're giving up," Holt said.
alanhahn Alan Hahn Next move, of course, is more games are almost certain to be canceled, perhaps as early as tomorrow. Question is, how many? Christmas?
WojYahooNBA Adrian Wojnarowski Silver says owners told players they won't go past 50 percent on revenue split.
WallaceHeatNBA Michael Wallace Silver suggests that sides are now 2.5pct apart. Only a half-percent difference after 40hrs of talks past three days. WallaceHeatNBA Michael Wallace Spurs CEO Peter Holt: "We weren't helping each other. We were going farther apart." WojYahooNBA Adrian Wojnarowski Silver says owners told players they won't go past 50 percent on revenue split. SpearsNBAYahoo Marc J. Spears Silver, "I've been more optimistic than I have been in other sessions. Obviously, I was disappointed."
KBergCBS Ken Berger Asked if league would EVER go above 50-50, Holt says, "As of today, that's true. But in negotiation, you never say never."
