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Saturday, November 26, 2011

NBA is On

Christmas Day will be the first day of the NBA Season thanks to the ownership and players finally sealing the deal last night.

From ESPN:
NEW YORK -- NBA owners and players reached a tentative agreement early Saturday to end the 149-day lockout and hope to begin the delayed season on Christmas Day.
Neither side provided many specifics but said the only words players and fans wanted to hear.

"We want to play basketball," NBA commissioner David Stern said.
After a secret meeting earlier this week, the sides met for more than 15 hours Friday, working to try to save the season. This handshake deal, however, still must be ratified by both owners and players.
Stern said it was "subject to a variety of approvals and very complex machinations, but we're optimistic that will all come to pass and that the NBA season will begin Dec. 25."

Barring a change in scheduling, the 2011-12 season will open with the Boston Celtics at New York Knicks, followed by Miami at Dallas in an NBA finals rematch before MVP Derrick Rose and Chicago close the tripleheader against Kobe Bryant and the Lakers.

The league plans a 66-game season and aims to open training camps Dec. 9. Stern has said it would take about 30 days from an agreement to playing the first game.
"All I feel right now is 'finally,'" Dwyane Wade told The Associated Press.

I didn't think that they would fucking do it. I really didn't. I'm glad they did because I like the NBA Christmas games better than Thanksgiving football. And the NBA Finals are going to be sick. Plus the short season gives my nursing-home weary Celtics a chance to win it all.

Too bad D Fish didn't get a new wifey in the deal


I still think the NBA is pretty fucked for about 5 years. I mean any casual fan who just catches their home team when they are on tv is gone. Football and hockey are on and baseball starts in the spring, without early NBA action to keep people somewhat interested this season is going to be awful for the owners.

I mean how many tickets do you think the Sac Kings will be selling come December? About 7. The NBA just alienated anyone who is either over the age of 27 or not a hardcore hoops fan. Good luck with that revenue idiots. I'm just glad we'll have hoops soon.

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