Two-time scoring champion Kevin Durant wants the NBA's owners to listen up. Durant pledged solidarity for the players' union Thursday even if it means sacrificing the first few months of the season to get a new deal done. "We're going to stand up for what we have to do, no matter how long it's going to take," Durant told The Associated Press after the conclusion of his two-day youth basketball camp. "No matter how long the lockout's going to take, we're going to stand up. We're not going to give in." The league's labor deal expired at midnight and the league locked out its players, the second pro sports league shut down by labor strife. Durant acknowledged "it might have to take all the way up until maybe December or January" -- meaning the start of the NBA season in October would be jeopardized -- but the players are committed to getting a CBA they feel is fair. "The way the CBA worked before is something we really liked. There's no need to change it," Durant told AP. "Things have been going very well for us, as far as the league, revenue and things like that are concerned. We want to stick with that pace, but of course the owners want to go a different way with it. Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=6725353
