NBA union: We won't take bad deal to avoid lockout

06/23/11 BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK With NBA stars from veteran Kevin Garnett to Rookie of the Year Blake Griffin standing behind him, union president Derek Fisher said Thursday that players won't accept a bad deal to avert a work stoppage. "We'd love to avoid a lockout, but we're unified in the sense of not being afraid if that's what we're faced with," the Lakers guard said. Player ...

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Drafting tough Brandon Knight frees Joe Dumars to trade a guard

06/25/11 One of the most recent times a player slipped to the bottom of the top 10 was'98, when Kansas' Paul Pierce fell to 10th. Pierce made sure the teams who passed on him would always remember it.

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The Roundup: A Cool But Fake Marriage Proposal, Friday Night Lights is Coming to ESPN & Nate Robinson to the NFL?

07/12/11 A new movie poster for Dark Knight Rises it out. Other links that may or may not interest you: Paul Pierce at the World Series of Poker and who was Bruce Springsteen's inspiration for the song Glory Days? Also, Gwyneth Paltrow looks swell in a bikini.

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