INDIANAPOLIS — A charity game involving NBA players scheduled for Sunday in New Castle, Ind., was canceled at the last minute because of the possibility that the lockout could end.
A release from the event's organizers says many of the players scheduled to participate were advised to prepare for the NBA and the players' association reaching an agreement.
The "King of the Castle" event was to pit the Knox Indy Pro-Am League stars against Mario Chalmers' Rio All-Stars. Washington's John Wall, Memphis' Zach Randolph and Los Angeles' Eric Gordon were on the list of expected participants.
NBA owners and players negotiated with federal mediator George Cohen on Saturday, after the meeting Derek Fisher commented.
Today was another sad day for our fans, for arena workers, our parking lot attendants, our vendors. Very frustrating, sad day," Fisher added. "We, for sure, unequivocally, made good faith efforts to try to get this deal done tonight. And we're at a loss for why we could not close it out."
So much for fans and charity. I hardly think all I's will be dotted before Sunday is over