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No one wants to hear this.
New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony has come forward saying that a “miracle” will now be needed for the new Collective Bargaining Agreement to get done by the Thursday, Dec. 15 deadline, according to ESPN.
“I'm skeptical of something getting done,” Anthony told ESPN's Ramona Shelburne. “We had something so close. We were supposed to have a deal done weeks ago, and for this to happen at the 25th hour is tough.”
“Do I think something could happen by the 15th? Yeah, I think something could happen,” he said. “But I think this kind of put a dent in conversations.”
Apparently, Anthony did not indicate exactly what it was that is potentially holding the new deal up. But this certainly comes as a bit of a shock to anyone following the story as most believed that a new deal was going to get done in time.
At one point I asked Melo what would have to happen to get a new CBA done before Thursday's opt-out deadline. He said, "A miracle"
— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) December 10, 2016
The current CBA doesn't run out until June so theoretically there will still be time to work something out and avoid a lockout. This late news just contradicts a lot of what has been heard to date as the two sides may not be as close on a deal as originally thought.
More via Shelburne:
“Talks between the players association and the owners have been ongoing. Until this latest snag, both sides expressed optimism a new deal would be announced well in advance of Dec. 15, which NBA commissioner Adam Silver recently said has always stood as the “real” deadline for a new deal because that's the final date by which either side can opt out of the current CBA.”
