Nba Negotiations On Hold

The effort by some NBA stars to overturn the league’s salary cap was put on hold when the National Labor Relations Board voted to seek a stay of a pending antitrust suit in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis.

The group of players, including Michael Jordan and Patrick Ewing, is also seeking to decertify the NBA players’ union. The players claim the salary cap and draft are illegal because the previous labor contract expired and the union no longer represents a majority of players.

The NLRB said it was concerned it would not have enough time to rule on the issues of union representation before the antitrust proceedings begin Sept. 6.