Last year, the owners and the league claim salaries reached 57 percent of revenues. Time to negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement. The NBA locked out the players until a new agreement could be reached. Then they dropped the suit and started negotiating. All they have to do is come up with an agreement.
Problem is, they can t agree.
The owners would like a hard salary cap. The players dispute that 57 percent of revenues went to salaries. They say the owners cook the books. The owners say there are teams losing money. The players say that s hooey.