Column Part Two

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=aw-wojnarowski_nba_chris_paul_trade_david_stern_veto_120911

-The three-team deal involving Houston, New Orleans, and the Los Angeles Lakers was vetoed by Commissioner Stern, creating conflict that shows the "emperor" side of the commissioner and the futility of the proposed rules set post-lockout

-Examples are shown of Stern's reduction of the NBA officials to rubble, where there is no reasoning with this man, even with his power tantrums. Stern deemed the Paul trade unacceptable because it was unacceptable for "basketball reasons," yet not all the officials have played basketball.

-New Orleans GM, Dell Demp, feels betrayed and humiliated. Being the GM of a team in New Orleans, facing hardship from Hurricane Katrina, never had a chance to keep Paul in the trade negotiation. Stern promised to let a "franchise make a plan, take a course of action, let them trade [Chris Paul] when they believe they have the best possible deal." Yet, Stern's veto shows no possibility for a franchise to have trades.