NBA Lockout Over: NBA Players React To Deal Over Twitter

It seems there might be a Santa Claus after all.

NBA players and owners agreed on a tentative deal very early Saturday morning bringing the 149-day NBA lockout to an end, reports Sports Illustrated.

If all goes well, the season will kick off on Christmas Day.

"We have reached a tentative understanding," NBA commissioner David Stern confirmed during a press conference at 3:30 a.m. that followed a 15-hour negotiating session in Manhattan. "We're optimistic that the NBA season will come to pass on Dec. 25, Christmas Day, with a triple-header."

Players will vote on the tentative agreement on Saturday or Sunday, explains Yahoo Sports.

But fans might want to hold off with the celebration. Some players told Yahoo Sports they plan to vote against the labor deal.

While either side will be able to end the 10-year contract after six years, the New York Times notes it is overwhelmingly in favor of the owners and will include a pay-cut for players, shorter contracts and smaller raises.

With the second NBA lockout in history seemingly coming to an end, check out how the players reacted to the news on Twitter below.

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[darrienramp]

07:34 PM on 11/28/2011

Maybe since the lock out is over kim kardashian might get back together with kris humphries since he is making money now

[Mattcat25]

02:07 PM on 11/28/2011

I’m boycotting the NBA this season, unless it’s the Lakers and Celtics, or Lakers and Miami, or the Lakers and Dallas or…the Lakers and…

[darrienramp]

07:31 PM on 11/28/2011

lakers and cleveland caveliers

[GlennMihwa]

12:31 AM on 11/28/2011

Let the players go to each other's games. No sane person would pay to go see these spoiled, pampered creatures.

[NatTurner1]

12:42 PM on 11/28/2011

Well, you could watch more civilized sports like Hockey where they sanction fighting or Nascar where people pay to see drivers crash!

[Christopher Derrick]

04:34 PM on 11/28/2011

"pampered creatures", are you from the 19th Century?

[motoGpifupleez]

06:58 PM on 11/27/2011

The biggest losers in this situation? The NHL. They thought they were going to get a viewing audience.

[chevyliddle]

10:04 AM on 11/28/2011

The NHL and soccer. 50 % of their viewing audience just picked up the remote.

[The Notorious PDF]

06:47 PM on 11/27/2011

See, the players should have taken 50/50 when they had the chance, instead of trying to push for 53% for the players, and 47% for the owners, like the owners were over going to let that happen. Now they've ended up with an even worse deal.

[rauwerdink]

05:29 PM on 11/27/2011

Huff Puffer's react, too.

who cares about this topic, other than the overpaid, egomanic, spoiled "players"? was thinking they'd all "play" in europe for a few years.....................darn.

[NatTurner1]

12:43 PM on 11/28/2011

You care as you took the time out of your life to click on the article, read it and comment! If you didnt care you would not have bothered.

[rauwerdink]

12:47 PM on 11/28/2011

wrong. no need to read something about a topic most could care less about. how little or how much or if spoiled, egomanic, brats are paid is not a strong topic for most.

[KarateKid]

04:06 PM on 11/27/2011

A salary cap exists because of two reasons:

1. It rewards badly managed teams, and
2. It protects the league from bad owners who have no fiscal discipline.

This is not free enterprise, it's a monopolistic practice.

[DaBUU]

01:55 PM on 11/27/2011

Lets get it on! DRose and Stacey King are back!

Gimmee the hotsauce, Funk!
(for all us Bulls fans)

[Gigity]

01:36 PM on 11/27/2011

The biggest issue here is they did absolutely nothing to address the reasons they claimed they had to lock the players out to fix. It's still going to be about 6 teams capable of winning each year. Contract 6-8 teams, remove 20-25 games a year, and you got a pretty good sport.

[tanya11111]

10:31 AM on 11/27/2011

My husband asked me what I wanted for Christmas on Friday and I said "basketball... and if can't have that I really don't want anything at all"

He woke up yesterday (clearly checked his ipad for news before I woke up) and said at breakfast "I made a few calls, and NBA is back on.... you owe me."

Merry Christmas to me!

[Gigity]

01:34 PM on 11/27/2011

Hahaha. Merry Christmas to you indeed. I'm looking forward to seeing Kenny and Chuck. I hate the regular season, but those guys are always fun to watch.

[Iain Banks]

08:06 PM on 11/28/2011

Stick to your favorite sport, badminton.

[chevyliddle]

06:56 AM on 11/28/2011

Is it time to start bad mouthing the Celtics?

[tanya11111]

06:59 AM on 11/28/2011

It is about that time ;)

[demsrsilly]

07:24 AM on 11/27/2011

Players, you are getting jobbed! Do not let the owners get away with this! Owners, you are getting jobbed! Do not let the players get away with this! You both caved and embarrassed yourself. What a bunch of wusses on both sides. Was loving the lockout.

[SvrWx]

02:21 AM on 11/27/2011

What a shame. I was hoping that I wouldn't have to watch highlights or read the sports page until June...

[NatTurner1]

12:45 PM on 11/28/2011

Well, you still have the chance to see "civilized" hockey fights or Bubba and Jr crash in Nascar!

[SvrWx]

02:38 PM on 11/28/2011

Don't like either one of them, but do prefer hockey over basketball ( which isn't saying much) but NASCAR or any type of racing is at the bottom of the cesspool.

[GlennMihwa]

12:21 AM on 11/27/2011

I don;t care if the players react on twatter.....The season is over...the fat lady sang.

[mother10]

09:20 PM on 11/26/2011

finally...I can't wait !

[Keith Jigleeottee]

06:39 PM on 11/26/2011

Who cares...

[OH canada]

10:53 PM on 11/26/2011

you do if you on here hating.

[Keith Jigleeottee]

10:54 PM on 11/26/2011

I'm not hating I'm indifferent...which is worse

[kkdkdkdkdk]

07:12 AM on 11/27/2011

I'm hating and proud of it.