NBA Commissioner David Stern, right, smiles during a news conference alongside Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver following a day of meetings that ended with the ratification of a new collective bargaining agreement, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011, in New York. The new 10-year deal was the final step to ending the five-month lockout and paved the way for training camps and free agency to open Friday. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)AP - David Stern had three deals to consider, all promising significant changes to the NBA.




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