J.A. Adande put it well: “So instead of Dirk vs. D-Rose and Durant vs. Kobe on opening night we get to look forward to more long meetings that produce nothing? Great.” Henry Abbott of

Labor negotiations extend one more day, right to the zero hour. Ken Berger of CBSSports.com: “According to a person briefed on the talks, the primary focus Sunday night was system issues — salary cap,

Interesting point from Henry Abbott of TrueHoop: “Lost in the shuffle of 50/50 revenue talk: League offered players the right to get out of a deal after seven years. I’m told both sides would

Forbes profiled Aubrey McClendon: “The more time you spend with McClendon, the more your head spins, less with classy spirits than dazzling stats. Chesapeake boasts a $17 billion market cap, on track to generate

Ken Berger of CBSSports.com says the two sides are only $80 million apart: “Though no additional negotiations are scheduled and the process now enters the dangerous and unpredictable phase where any slipups could jeopardize

Sam Amick of SI: “With the National Basketball Players’ Association having already offered to drop the players’ portion of basketball-related income from 57 percent to 52 percent, the agents implore players to insist on

Today would be the Thunder’s media day and the start of training camps. Thinking about that makes me immensely sad, especially considering there’s a meeting going down in New York that could determine if

Chris Bernucca of Sheridan Hoops on OKC and the amnesty: “They have no unrestricted free agents and a future payroll that has room to pay Russell Westbrook, James Harden and Serge Ibaka. They also