The NFL is currently mired in an ugly game of tug-of-war that has resulted in a work stoppage. The NBA’s collective bargaining agreement expires June 30 and some actually believe that this situation will be worse than the NFL’s. David Stern just hopes the courts won’t have to get involved…
Commissioner David Stern hopes the NBA does not follow the NFL’s lead and keeps its labor dispute with the union out of the courts.
Stern said litigation is “not appropriate to making a deal.”
“We understand what a chaotic situation looks like, so we won’t need to give away the negotiating process to a process that is nowhere near as controlling,” he added.
All he has to do is look at the NFL, where locked-out players and owners are embroiled in a bitter dispute that’s playing out in court.
The NBA’s current collective bargaining agreement expires June 30, and Stern has made it clear the owners will lock out the players if a deal that gives them the financial relief they’re seeking can’t be reached.
Read more about the NBA’s potential labor dispute via AP on ESPN.com
