Dash Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 NBA referees are prepared to be locked out for the start of the season after negotiations with the league on a new contract broke down this week when David Stern ended the latest bargaining session. Lamell McMorris, spokesman for the referee, accused Stern of acting childish and not negotiating in good faith. Stern said Thursday he told McMorris that, "In fact if it was going to get personal -- which apparently he's decided to make it by calling news media and leveling a series of inaccurate allegations -- that I would absent myself from the negotiations, which I have." The league's contract with its referees expired on Sept. 1, and McMorris said the sides have basically agreed on salary issues for a new two-year deal. He said the league wanted to freeze salaries for the first year with a 1 percent increase in year two. The officials were willing to go along with that, McMorris said, because of the economic difficulties the league is facing, but the NBA was still asking for significant reductions in the referees' budget. "We've laid $2.5 million back on the table," McMorris said. "Some things we have to be able to go back to our group and to say that we collectively bargained in good faith. Our goal is not to take all the hits, we can't do that." Link So if this happens, no Joey Crawford and Violet Palmer? :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted September 11, 2009 Owner Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 Get 'em, Stern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Multi-Billionaire Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 I wouldn't want to lose the referees, think about the new faces having no clue how to ref games. Sure they will be well trained and prepared before they get to ref their first game, but nothing beats experience. Let these refs ref, dammit, they make measly dollars compared to players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 resign everybody except violet palmar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChosenOne Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 Damn this is not good for some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erick Blasco Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 Violet Palmer doesn't ref anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest VicNabb Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 Another black eye for the NBA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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