NBA expected to take hard line in first proposal to union for new CBA

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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/frank_hughes/01/29/labor.strife/index.html?eref=sihp

"sources confirmed that NBA commissioner David Stern, intent on getting the league's cost structure back in line and positioning teams so they once again can be profitable, will propose that the players get closer to 45 percent of basketball-related income. Moreover, there is a strong chance that Stern will try to redefine exactly what "basketball-related income" is so the financial onus is not so much on owners."