According to ESPN NBA insider Chris Broussard, several elite NBA players are finalizing plans for a two-week exhibition tour during what would have been the first two weeks of the regular season, while NBA commissioner David Stern, team owners and players' union executive Billy Hunter meet with a federal mediator in hopes of saving the NBA season.
There were some tense moments during NBA labor negotiations on Friday. It got so heated that Dwyane Wade reportedly looked at David Stern and yelled, "I'm not your child."
The Miami Heat made things a bit interesting but still cruised to a 92-84 victory on Tuesday evening.
So what's next for the Mavs? What must be done differently to defeat the Heat?
The Miami Heat evened the series against the Chicago Bulls with an 85-75 win in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals. There is something that is strikingly ironic about this series.