There apparently won’t be a potential work stoppage in the NBA for a quite a while.
The NBA and National Basketball Players’ Association are very close to agreeing to a new Collective Bargaining Agreement, as both sides announced a “tentative agreement” in a press release Wednesday night.
Official: NBA and NBPA reach tentative agreement on a new CBA
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— NBA.com (@NBAcom) December 15, 2016
While specific details weren’t announced, Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski provided some more details on Twitter.
The NBA and NBPA have reached an agreement in principle on a new 7-year CBA, league sources tell @TheVertical.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 15, 2016
The NBA and NBPA will make an official announcement on deal tonight, league sources tell @TheVertical.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 15, 2016
Owners and players must still go through process of ratifying agreement, but that's a mere formality in the process.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 15, 2016
An agreement was far from a sure thing after the two sides failed to reach a deal before the 2011-12 season, resulting in a lockout that pushed the start of the campaign until Christmas Day. But it appears that won’t happen this time around.
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