Stern wants labor dispute out of courts (AP)

Commissioner David Stern hopes the NBA does not follow the NFL's lead and keeps its labor dispute with the union out of the courts. Stern said litigation is "not appropriate to making a deal." "We understand what a chaotic situation looks like, so we won't need to give away the negotiating process to a process that is nowhere near as controlling," he added.

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