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The NBA Players Association has already announced its intentions to file for a disclaimer of interest and challenge the NBA lockout in court, but that may not be the only lawsuit the group files. Ken Berger of CBS Sports reports that those involved in the process are still pushing for the players to formally decertify as a union.

The two measures are similar, but there are some key differences that were spelled out here. According to Berger, those involved in the decertification process believe it will send a stronger statement that the move is not simply a negotiating tactic.

The agents believe that a statement from far more than the 30 percent of players required to initiate a vote ousting the union leadership will help the union’s argument in federal court that the disclaimer of interest was a last resort and not a negotiating tactic or a “sham.”

http://www.sbnation.com/2010/8/12/1619902/nba-labor-talks-collective-bargaining-agreement-lockout