NFL & NBA lockouts: a UK lawyer's legal retrospective - Part 3

Monday, 09 January 2012 By Kevin Carpenter

The NBA takes the NFL’s lead

With expiry of the NBA CBA due at midnight on 30 June 2011, after hours of fruitless negotiations since the beginning of the year, in May the National Basketball Players Association (‘NBPA’) filed a complaint with the National Labour Relations Board (‘NLRB’) accusing the league of negotiating in bad faith by failing to provide critical financial data and repeatedly threatening to lockout the players.

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Tags: Competition Law | Employment Law | Governance | Lockout | National Football League (NFL) | NBA | NBPA | NLRB | Regulation | United States of America (USA)

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Kevin Carpenter

Kevin is a advisor and member of the editorial board for LawInSport, having previously acted as editor. In his day-to-day work he has two roles: as the Principal for his own consultancy business Captivate Legal & Sports Solutions, and Special Counsel for Sports Integrity at leading global sports technology and data company Genius Sports.

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