As the NBA Lockout heads into a potentially make-or-break week — player’s union meeting today, separate union and league meetings with a federal mediator Monday, joint meeting with federal mediator Tuesday, owner’s meetings Wednesday and Thursday — that could preserve at least a 70-or-so game season, one of the many frustrations is that so many other parties affected by this clash of players and owners haven’t gotten their due consideration.
And, so, today, in swoops Grizzlies free agent Shane Battier — definitely one of the league’s most “regular guy” types — with a reminder via his Twitter feed:
