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News Tip: Legal Expert Can Comment on NBA Players Rejecting League Offer

NBA players' rejection of the league's latest offer further jeopardizes the 2011-2012 season

NBA players on Monday rejected the league's latest offer, and may soon disband their union, further jeopardizing the 2011-2012 season. Paul HaagenProfessor of law at Duke University Law School, co-director of Duke's Center for Sports Law and Policy, and chair of the Duke Student-Athlete Counseling Committee.http://www.law.duke.edu/fac/haagenHaagen's principal academic interests are contracts, the social history of law, and law and sports. He has advised Duke men's basketball players for a number of years.