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Dwyane Wade's agent said Friday his client has received no offers nor has had any discussions with professional teams from China, but he wouldn't rule out the possibility of that scenario changing.

NBA collective bargaining talks will resume Monday, with commissioner David Stern and union director Billy Hunter scheduled to be in attendance, sources said Wednesday.

With the NBA lockout threatening to impact this summer's qualifying tournaments for the 2012 Olympics, commissioner David Stern is scheduled to meet Tuesday with the president and the secretary general of FIBA, the sport's international governing body.

The NBA locked out its players Friday when its collective bargaining agreement expired, becoming the second pro sports league shut down by labor strife.

No progress was made in NBA labor talks Friday, unless progress can be measured by the absence of angry rhetoric or the unveiling of a fashion statement.

Outgoing Knicks president Donnie Walsh raved about Iman Shumpert's shooting.

With NBA stars from veteran Kevin Garnett to Rookie of the Year Blake Griffin standing behind him, union president Derek Fisher said Thursday that players won't accept a bad deal to avert a work stoppage.

The NBA players' union spoke out Wednesday about how livid they are that owners are not only asking for $7-8 billion in concessions in a proposed new CBA, but also are asking players to give back $160 million that was withheld from paychecks last season.

NBA players and owners each made new financial proposals Tuesday at a three-hour collective bargaining meeting, emerging from the discussion cautiously optimistic that progress was being made.

In a somewhat conciliatory gesture, NBA owners relaxed their stance on guaranteed contracts during the latest round of CBA negotiations. The players welcomed the move but cautioned there was still a wide gulf to be bridged.

Recent comments made by Timberwolves draft pick Ricky Rubio have raised questions about his future, despite reports earlier this month that his NBA arrival was imminent.

With a little more than two weeks remaining before the expiration of the current collective bargaining agreement, NBA commissioner David Stern and his deputy held a small meeting with union director Billy Hunter and his staff attorneys.

Earl Monroe dug out his championship ring to tell us the stories behind it.

Donnie Walsh will not return as president of the New York Knicks, who must find someone else to continue the building job he started.

The union for NBA players filed an unfair labor practices complaint with the National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday, seeking an injunction that would prevent owners from imposing a lockout when the current CBA expires June 30.

David Stern should take tips from his ticket-escaping security guard in NBA lockout talks.