NEW YORK (AP) -- After another long day of negotiations, NBA players and owners left with nothing more than plans for another meeting.
That's not what Commissioner David Stern had in mind, but it's better than the cancellations that could have come if talks had fallen through.
Both sides seemed to have plenty to say. An eight-hour meeting Wednesday brought the talk total to 24 hours over two days, and federal mediator George Cohen said bargaining would resume Thursday afternoon.
"Everyone is extremely focused on the core issues, the difficult issues that confront them," Cohen said.
Talks broke for the night so owners could have separate meetings at another hotel. Stern left negotiations after seven hours to join the owners for a presentation on revenue sharing.
