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Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. Obama called the league's current labor impasse "heartbreaking" — the same word he recently used in Florida shortly after the NBA cancelled the first two weeks of its regular season [...]

The facepalm.   I've been sitting here trying to summon words that make sense.  Words that don't come off as another rant.  I just can't do it.  But that photo sums it up nicely for me.  I can't believe we're here.  With so much money at stake. With so much momentum to make even more. [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. The NBPA isn't happy with Spurs' owner Peter Holt. Source says he's slowing talks and told the players, "You haven't felt enough pain yet." "Paul Allen, Peter [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump.  The league and players union emerged from their longest labor meeting of the 111-day lockout “still not anywhere near a deal,” a league source said. Representatives from [...]

AP photo via Daylife.com I'll start by answering the headline:  no, they didn't.  At least they didn't on their own.  And they may not have at all.   Welcome to the lockout "he-said, he-said." TrueHoop has the story As Stern has recounted a dozen times since, not long after what was supposed to have been [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump.  "Each side is going to meet with the mediator on Monday, and if there's a breakthrough, it's going to come on Tuesday," Stern said in an interview [...]

David Stern blew up the first two weeks of the regular season, costing the Celtics home games against Cleveland, Charlotte and the Clippers.  So no Blake Griffin in Boston this season.  Sorry Celtics fans.  You lose on what would have been a must-see player. I had to cut and paste this part of the schedule [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. There were no fireworks, no tantrums and no tirades. There was all the resignation and disappointment of doomsday, but none of the reality.  The reality is that [...]

After a lengthy negotiating season today, the divide remains between NBA owners and the players union. During his press conference, David Stern announced the cancellation of the entire preseason (an alleged $200 million loss for owners) and threatened to cancel the first two weeks of the regular season if a deal is not reached by [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there's nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. Contrary to popular belief, the most important fight being waged Tuesday in Manhattan is not David Stern vs. Billy Hunter, nor is it the NBA vs. the [...]