THE BALL IS SWAG!!
Tuesday 05 December, 2006

N.B.A. players have been complaining for two months about the new synthetic basketball and the cuts on their fingers it has caused.

The players were not given a chance to test it before the season, prompting their union to file a grievance last week with the National Labor Relations Board about the league’s unilateral implementation.

Yesterday, David Stern, the N.B.A. commissioner, acknowledged the validity of the players’ complaints and admitted regret over not consulting them beforehand.

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