NBA Lockout: The main issues holding up a deal

Yesterday was not a good day for the NBA. After marathon negotiating sessions produced no deal, the respective sides took to the media to spin their side of the demands. The players have said from the beginning that the owner's proposal is unreasonable and we tend to agree with them. We've provided a list of 10 of the major issues below though so you can judge for yourself.

1. 50 percent of all televised free agency decisions revenue.

2. Must cover at least 50 percent of Michael Jordan's gambling losses.

3. Ability to sell naming rights on any future name changes by players (Metta World Piece presented by TD Ameritrade).

4. Player's must agree to purchase at least 10,000 WNBA season tickets.

5. Portion of their income to go into escrow to pay for Mark Cuban's fines.

6. Agree to cover damages from any future sexual harassment suits against Isaiah Thomas and the Knicks.

7. Charles Barkley and Antoine Walker must only enter the Palms in Las Vegas as this will serve as the primary financing of new arena in Sacramento.

8. Future players are prohibited from dating Kendall and Kylie Jenner.

9. Anytime Dwight Howard misses a free throw, each owner gets a $100 Best Buy gift card.

10. Lebron's free fries from his new McDonald's commercial.

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Mavericks aim to reverse the curse of DFW

Seriously, how lucky do you feel if you are a casual sports fan living in the greater Dallas-Fort Worth Area? In the span of less than a year you are playing host in some form to the three most prestigious championships in American team sports: The World Series, The Super Bowl and now the NBA Finals. Now Mark Cuban surely hope this go around turns out better for them than for the Texas Rangers (and in 2006), and residents have to be feeling pretty confident the area will not be hit by a freak ice storm like it was during Super Bowl week. The biggest questions on their collective minds besides wondering if Lebron will guard Dirk or if Jerry Jones is going to give a toast at Tony Romo’s wedding is why the Dallas Stars aren’t holding up their end of the deal?

Editor’s Note: The Stars can lay claim to being the last major team from the area to win their championship