Over the weekend, rumors started to swirl which implied that Derek Fisher secretly was fine with a 50/50 BRI split, just so that the NBA season could begin. As you know, currently the players are not willing to go lower than 52.5% and the owners aren’t willing to go higher than 50%. Fisher wasn’t exactly thrilled with the rumors…
“…Let me say on the record to each of you, my loyalty has and always will be with the players,” Fisher wrote in an email to players. “Anyone that questions that or doubts that does not know me, my history, and what I stand for. And quite frankly, how dare anyone call that into question. The Players Association is united and any reports to the contrary are false. There have been no side agreements, no side negotiations or anything close. We are united in serving you and presenting the best options and getting everyone back to work.”
FoxSports.com quoted sources on Friday saying Fisher had been secretly negotiating a deal with the office of NBA commissioner David Stern by pushing for an agreement on a 50-50 split of the basketball-related income (BRI).
Source: yahoo.com
