NBA Files Suit Against NBPA

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Accusing the players of failing to bargain "in good faith" and of "impermissible pressure tactics" in labor talks, the NBA has filed an unfair labor practice charge and a federal lawsuit against the NBA Players Association.


The claims were filed Tuesday.


The unfair labor practice charge was filed with the National Labor Relations Board. It accuses the players of making "unlawful" threats to break up their union and pursue an antitrust lawsuit against the NBA, a strategy used this year by NFL players to fight their lockout.


The lawsuit was filed in federal district court in New York. It asks the court to declare the NBA lockout does not break antitrust laws. The NBA also says it wants to void existing player contracts if the NBPA sheds its union status.

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@ the very last sentence. Stern would kill small market teams much worse than any past CBA has done.

Every guy becomes a free agent, so what the fuck stops Kobe from calling up Dwight, Melo, Deron, and those guys? Or any players for that matter forming real super teams in the large NYK, Chicago, Boston, and LA markets

I'd love to see the spin he and the league would have to put on that fiasco