TexasTerror
December 1st, 2006, 07:52 PM
This is a twist! The NBAPA has filed charges against the Association as it relates to the league's new ball and the crackdown on the comments players have made about their lack of happy feelings about the ball itself...
NEW YORK (AP) -- The players' association filed two unfair labor practice charges Friday against the NBA over issues with the new ball and the league's crackdown on player complaints.
A number of players publicly have complained about the change in the ball from leather to microfiber composite. But the crackdown on complaints after the whistle, often referred to as a "zero-tolerance policy," might be the bigger problem.
With players fined for each technical they receive, union director Billy Hunter told The Associated Press last month that a lawsuit could be the next step if NBA commissioner David Stern didn't tell the referees to "back off."
NBA spokesman Brian McIntyre said the league was "reviewing what they have filed."
"Our obligation to represent our membership dictates the filing of these actions," Hunter said in a statement. "There is virtual unanimity amongst the players about their concerns and intense dislike for the new synthetic ball and the 'zero tolerance' policy.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/basketball/nba/12/01/players.grievance.ap/index.html?cnn=yes
NEW YORK (AP) -- The players' association filed two unfair labor practice charges Friday against the NBA over issues with the new ball and the league's crackdown on player complaints.
A number of players publicly have complained about the change in the ball from leather to microfiber composite. But the crackdown on complaints after the whistle, often referred to as a "zero-tolerance policy," might be the bigger problem.
With players fined for each technical they receive, union director Billy Hunter told The Associated Press last month that a lawsuit could be the next step if NBA commissioner David Stern didn't tell the referees to "back off."
NBA spokesman Brian McIntyre said the league was "reviewing what they have filed."
"Our obligation to represent our membership dictates the filing of these actions," Hunter said in a statement. "There is virtual unanimity amongst the players about their concerns and intense dislike for the new synthetic ball and the 'zero tolerance' policy.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/basketball/nba/12/01/players.grievance.ap/index.html?cnn=yes