NBA games will start Dec. 25, Christmas Day and there will be a 66 game season.
After more than 15 hours of negotiations Friday into Saturday morning, the NBA owners and players have reached a handshake deal on a new NBA collective bargaining agreement.
LABOR NEWS: NBA owners & players reached a tentative agreement early Sat. morning to end the 149-day lockout.
We still have to wait for more paperwork and agreements to be done but it’s looking like an early Christmas miracle for basketball fans. Here is the Christmas day schedule assuming everything turns out well.
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Tonight starts game one of the 2011 NBA Finals featuring the Dallas Mavericks and the Miami Heat. In preparation for the big series it would only be right to reflect back on their classic series back in 2006. Check out the dramatic game 3 match up that helped turn around the entire series now.
It’s a special day in Miami as “King James” takes the court for the first time in Miami Heat apparel. It may not be a basketball game but it’s still something to reiterate that this isn’t Cleveland anymore and NBA fans must make the adjustment.
A wise man would say that after Lebrons decision Thursday night, there will be a huge imbalance in the NBA. For those of you who have been living under a rock, that was the night he announced that he would be teaming up with Dwayne Wade, and Chris Bosh in Miami to form the NBA’s latest big three, but this decision although exciting to the ears, may have cost Lebron more than just his fans in Cleveland.