James Jones is 'realistic' on lockout

NORTH MIAMI, Fla. (AP) - Whenever the NBA lockout ends, James Jones says the league's players will be ready to return.

Jones, who helped the Miami Heat to the NBA finals this season, believes the players tried to "move in the right direction'' by making concessions in talks with owners last month before the lockout began.

But the league's reigning 3-point shootout champion adds that he and other players are "realistic'' about the divide between the sides. The league's labor agreement expired June 30.

Jones appeared Thursday at an event to announce his involvement in summer camps operated by Florida's Department of Children and Families.


(cnnsi.com)