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NBA player reps to discuss league’s latest offer on Tuesday

By Mike Bresnahan
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The latest offer from NBA owners was already rejected by the players’ union, but player representatives from all 30 teams planned to meet Tuesday in New York to discuss it again.

The deal was vetoed by union executives last Saturday, though owners gave the players until Wednesday to reconsider a proposal in which players would make 49% to 51% of annual NBA revenues. Union President Derek Fisher said last week there was “no way in the world” it would ever end up being 51% under the guidelines of the proposal.

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If players do not agree to the deal, they could choose to dissolve the union and eventually file an antitrust lawsuit against the NBA.

The league has canceled about 450 games through the end of this month. More cancellations are expected if an agreement to end the 130-day lockout is not reached soon.

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— Mike Bresnahan

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Mike Bresnahan

Mike Bresnahan previously covered the Lakers for the Los Angeles Times. He started the beat in 2004, a month after Shaquille O’Neal was traded, and covered several seasons of mediocrity before the Lakers won back-to-back championships in 2009 and 2010. Now they’re back to mediocrity. Bresnahan is from Los Angeles, started with The Times after graduating the University of Wisconsin in 1994, and has also covered the L.A. Kings, pro beach volleyball and numerous colleges and high schools. He left The Times in 2016.

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