"It has been a long day in the NBA labor wars and because of a computer issue earlier in the day, this is my first chance to update the blog. As you know by now, the NBA players union today chose not to present the league's latest offer to all 450 players for a vote and instead announced it was "disclaiming" its rights as a union rather than decertifying. The difference? Disclaiming is a faster process, as in almost right now. Decertification would have involved a 45 to 60 day window in which the National Labor Relations Board would have set a vote for the union membership to vote on whether it would actually decertify. This way, the union and its new lawyer -- the hotshot who worked for the NFL in its fight with the players last summer -- could slap an antitrust lawsuit against the NBA in a matter of days, asking perhaps for triple damages and big, big $$$. Just remember: The NBAPA isn't a union anymore. It's a trade association..." Read more: http://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/133860368.html
