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Once the players got some leverage, the lockout quickly ended

The players reject the offer, dissolve the union, will file anti-trust suit

David Stern's deadline came and went and both sides kept talking. They'll start again Thursday at noon. No deal yet.

The owners tonight presented a "compromise" in which they give up nothing - and the players should probably just take it.

The NBA lockout negotiations reached an impasse; federal mediator George Cohen says "no useful purpose" in more meetings at this time.

Random thoughts on canceled NBA games

It seems that every meeting is do or die, but today is really the last chance to avoid at least a delayed start to the season

With little progress on a new agreement today, the start of regular season is likely to be delayed

The league keeps all of their national TV revenues if the lockout leads to a partial season. But they have to pay the money back if the entire season is lost.

If the league is truly concerned with competitive balance in this lockout, why has revenue sharing not been addressed?