NBA Players Association

Holdouts involve some of the sport's most accomplished and popular talents

Creation of new joint venture to end long-running MLB tie with Topps

Commissioner says it's "the right thing to do to go forward"

Talks ongoing between league, union for a reworked midseason showcase

Revisions come amid flurry of early-season challenges

League, union agree on salary cap, luxury tax, and escrow provisions

League, union now poised to begin next season before Christmas

Progress is made toward staging a 72-game season beginning December 22

Keeping intended timetable will require deal with union in coming days

League easing off of prior notions of waiting until January to start its next season

Four-month effort yields no positive virus tests

Silver says Covid-19 vaccine not a prerequisite to bringing fans back to arenas

League faces wide range of scheduling challenges amid pandemic, forthcoming Olympics

New date increases likelihood of 2021 start to league's next season

Players, management develop several reform measures aimed in part on voter access

Landmark day for US sports sees historic wave of athlete-led protests

Commissioner says target of December 1 "is feeling a little bit early to me"

Effort to start with $300m in committed seed funding