Hey, at least theyre trying, right?NBA owners and players were back at the negotiating tablethis morning, trying to hammer out a labor deal that would end a lockout thatis nearing four months.Commissioner David Stern, deputy commissioner Adam Silver,union chief executive Billy Hunter, union president Derek Fisher and otherswere joined for a second day by federal mediator George Cohen.The sides met for 16 hours on Tuesday, a session thateventually leaked into Wednesday morning. Both sides were back at thebargaining table just eight hours after the marathon session ended.Both sides refused commentat the request of CohenafterTuesdays session. It is unlikely the sides will meet for as long a time onWednesday because the NBAs board of governors are scheduled for meetings inNew York today and Thursday.Stern indicated last week that if the sides werent able toreach a deal by Oct. 18, then he would have to consider the possibility ofcanceling NBA regular-season games through Christmas.Stern already has canceled all of training camp and thepreseason as well as the first two weeks of the regular season.
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