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The handshake agreement made in the wee hours of Nov. 25 was made official Thursday as both the owners and players ratified a new 10-year CBA, officially ending the lockout.
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It's Official
NBA owners, players approve new labor deal
One-hundred-and-sixty-one days after the NBA's labor lockout of 2011 began, it ended.
Deal Points
David Aldridge joins Game Time to go over the details of the new agreement between the NBA and the players.
Winners & Losers
Aschburner: New CBA winners & losers
"The changes were intended -- and fought for, to the brink of the unthinkable -- to make the NBA both economically healthier and more balanced competitively. "
- NBA.com's Steve Aschburner
Economic Changes
The landscape of the NBA will look drastically different from an economic standpoint when play resumes.
Around The Media
Hang Time Blog: It's finally over
Hang Time surveys the Web as the basketball world rejoices at the apparent end of the NBA lockout.
- • Nuclear winter no more! | Hang Time blog
- • TNT labor roundtable: Part 1 | Part 2
Inside The Schedule
The NBA has announced the general structure of the 66-game 2011-12 schedule which will start on Dec. 25.
Timeline
A rundown of all the key events in the latest NBA lockout.
Basketball Is Back
Both sides announce the tentative settlement agreement that would end the lockout and have games start Dec. 25.
The Issues
NBA.com's Steve Aschburner details the finer points of the labor agreement -- what's in the deal and what's not.
Shaq's Take
TNT analyst Shaquille O'Neal weighs in on the agreement between the players and owners.