NBA owners and players met for more than 12 hours Friday

NBA, players meeting in New York

Associated Press
NEW YORK — NBA owners and players met for more than 12 hours Friday in an attempt to end the 148-day lockout in time to save the league’s Christmas Day schedule.

That deadline has created a sense of urgency because the Dec. 25 schedule is traditionally a showcase for the league. This season’s three-game slate was to include Miami at Dallas in an NBA finals rematch, plus MVP Derrick Rose leading Chicago into Los Angeles to face Kobe Bryant and the Lakers.

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