NBA Players Association Executive Director Billy Hunter, left, and NBA Commissioner David Stern, right, announce they have reached an agreement in principle on...

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES: National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner David Stern (R) and Billy Hunter, executive director of the Players Association, confer during a press conference 07 January in New York...

PHOENIX - FEBRUARY 14: NBA Commissioner David Stern and Billy Hunter talk to the media during a press conference prior to All-Star Saturday Night as part...

ORLANDO, FL - JUNE 11: Executive Director of the National Basketball Players Association Billy Hunter talks with Adonal Foyle #31 of the Orlando Magic prior to the Magic playing against the...

NBA Players Association Executive Director Billy Hunter, left, and NBA Commissioner David Stern, right, announce they have reached an agreement in principle on...

PHOENIX - FEBRUARY 14: NBA Commissioner David Stern and Billy Hunter talk to the media during a press conference prior to All-Star Saturday Night as part...

PHOENIX - FEBRUARY 14: NBA Commissioner David Stern and Billy Hunter talk to the media during a press conference prior to All-Star Saturday Night as part...

...talks with National Basketball Association Commissioner David Stern, right, and National Basketball Players Association Executive Director Billy Hunter, rear left, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008, prior to the start of...

David Stern and Billy Hunter are poised for a July 1 showdown

Stern, right, must get Billy Hunter to keep the labor peace

Billy Hunter, left, has become the target of proponents for a 20-and-under rule in the NBA...

September 5, 2009: Northern Iowa kicker Billy Hallgren (36) has his potential game winning field goal blocked by Iowa linebacker Jeremiha Hunter (42) during the fourth quarter of the Iowa Hawkeyes...

Chicago White Sox pitcher Billy Koch reacts after getting Minnesota Twins' Torii Hunter to ground out for the final out of the White Sox's 2...