The 57 members of the referees union will vote on the deal on Friday, but the International Herald Tribune reports that a source close to the negotiations has said it was highly likely to be approved.
The latest agreement was hammered out at a meeting including NBA Commissioner David Stern and the union’s lead negotiator, Lamell McMorris, who had both withdrawn from the negotiations earlier in the process after a public row conducted in the press.
If ratified, the agreement will end a lockout that began on September 18 when the referees board members voted 43-14 against the deal proposed at that time.
