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Lockout 2011

11.25.11

Teams ‘Pushing Hardest for Deal’: Lakers, Celtics, Heat, Magic, Suns Lockout 2011, NBA, Other News, Suns News | (0)
Another crucial weekend of NBA labor negotiations is nearly upon us, and here are the teams that reportedly want a deal to get done the most. From ESPN: “Sources identify Miami, Orlando, Phoenix, Boston and the Los Angeles Lakers as the five teams pushing hardest for a deal by close of weekend.”
11.10.11

Shaolin Monks Treated Mickael Pietrus’ Knee Injury Lockout 2011, NBA, Other News, Suns News | (0)
Mickael Pietrus played for the Phoenix Suns last season, the team with arguably the most innovative medical crew in the NBA. With the lockout in place, Pietrus sought knee injury relief from, um, a not-so-traditional source. Per the Sporting News: “Pietrus missed the last 12 games of the NBA season, and did not play for France in EuroBasket or pursue overseas opportunities this summer, because of the injury. Pietrus traveled to the Shaolin Temple in central China’s Henan Province, where he tried ‘several traditional Chinese medicine therapies, including acupuncture, massage and some unique remedies administered by Shaolin monks,’ the Chinese ...
11.03.11

Steve Nash: Owners and Players Being ‘Selfish’ in Lockout Lockout 2011, NBA, Other News, Suns News | (0)
Steve Nash admits that both sides are being greedy and selfish, but says there’s a point to it all, despite fans’ understandable anger and frustration. From the Arizona Republic: “You have two wealthy sides arguing over percentage points,’ Nash said. ‘It’s hard for fans to understand that this is a business. I don’t blame them. If I were in their shoes, I’d be critical, frustrated or even angry. You just want to see the game you love. Both sides are arguing for inevitably selfish reasons, but also for what’s right when they are gone. It’s a big mess.’ A new ...
09.16.11

Cavs Owner Dan Gilbert Unhappy With NBA ‘Bloggissists’ Lockout 2011, NBA, Other News, Suns News | (0)
A media report yesterday claimed that Cleveland’s Dan Gilbert (along with the Suns’ Robert Sarver) were two of the owners strongly opposed to meeting the NBA players’ association halfway during negotiations. Gilbert used Twitter to express his unhappiness with the media. The Plain Dealer breaks it down: “Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert used his Twitter account last night to angrily respond to reports that he helped derail potential progress in the NBA labor negotiations. In the process, it appears he also invented a word to describe his online detractors. ‘Some of these NBA ‘bloggissists’ flat-out make stuff up and hen try ...
07.18.11

Steve Nash: ‘I’d Love to Play Overseas’ International, Lockout 2011, NBA, Other News, Suns News | (0)
Steve Nash and his very powerful agent (Bill Duffy) both claim that should playing for the Phoenix Suns not be an option next season, heading overseas during the lockout intrigues both of them quite a bit. From the Arizona Republic: “An inquiry into his interest found him dining with ex-Suns teammate Boris Diaw . . . in Paris. ‘I’d love to play overseas,’ Nash wrote. ‘It may be difficult with three kids but I’d love to do it.’ Besides Nash’s worldly nature and interest, what makes the possibility more intriguing is that Nash has a British passport. Players with passports ...
07.14.11

Mickael Pietrus Also Taking His Talents to Turkey? International, Lockout 2011, NBA, Other News, Suns News | (0)
According to Pietrus’ agent, the Phoenix Suns’ forward has been offered a contract by a Turkish team, and he’s also drawing interest in Spain. From PBN: “Phoenix’s Mickael Pietrus, a native of Guadaloupe, is the latest NBA player to receive a contract offer from abroad. An undisclosed team in Turkey has made an offer for the NBA swingman during this uncertain lockout period according to Pietrus’ agent, Bill McCandless. Actively looking for work for his client, McCandless added that he also has three teams in Spain inquiring about Pietrus’ services. ‘Contract in Turkey is firm,’ McCandless told PBN. ‘He hasn’t ...
07.13.11

Josh Childress: NBA Players Taking Big Risks Heading Overseas International, Lockout 2011, Other News, Suns News | (0)
Josh Childress played in Greece for a couple of years, but taking all risks into consideration, he doesn’t understand why anyone with a solid NBA deal would head overseas during the current lockout. From ESPN: “Phoenix Suns swingman Josh Childress returned to the NBA this season after spending the previous two playing for the Grecian version of the Boston Celtics, Olympiacos. Now that he’s back in the NBA, I asked if he’d consider returning to Europe to play during the lockout and jeopardize the last four years of his five-year, $33 million deal. ‘No, I wouldn’t,’ he says. ‘And I ...
06.28.11

Grant Hill: Lessons to Be Learned from Labor War Lockout 2011, Suns News, The Wire | (0)
by Marcel Mutoni / @marcel_mutoni This isn’t Grant Hill’s first labor rodeo, and even though he’s kept his distance from the boardroom battles, the veteran forward says the painful process of hammering out a new Collective Bargaining Agreement isn’t necessarily an entirely negative experience. According to Hill, just like in 1998-’99, there are important lessons here to learn for the players in their latest fight against NBA team owners. Lockout or no lockout. From Yahoo! Sports: After the ['98-'99 season] was shortened from 82 to 50 games, Hill lost a big chunk of the $6.6 million he was scheduled to make that season. With the ...